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VC1085 James Park Woods
David
Name James Park Woods No.
VC Issue No. 1085 Awards VC
Regiment Australian Imperial Force, 48th (South Australia) Battalion
Later
Now
Rank VC Won Private
Rank End Of Career Private
Place Of Birth Gawler, Australia
Place Of Death Hollywood Hospital, Claremont, Western Australia
Buried/Location Ashes Karrakatta Cemetery, Hollywood, Perth, Australia
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Headstone Plot/Grave no. Wesleyan Section H-A, Plot 1
Gazetted 26 December 1918
VC Presented 31 May 1919 by King George V at Buckingham Palace, London, England
Memorials
P Headstone, Karrakatta Cemetery, Hollywood, Perth, Australia
P Memorial Plaque in Karrakatta Garden of Remebrance (Wall 3, Row C), Hollywood, Perth, Western Australia
P Memorial Plaque, Western Australian War Memorial, Kings Park, Perth, WA, Australia
Named on Victoria Cross Plaque, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
P Victoria Cross Commemoration Paving Stone, National Memorial, Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire
P Victoria Cross Commemorative Plaque, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT, Australia
P Named on Victoria Cross Memorial, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, NSW, Australia
P Victoria Cross Memorial, Ingleburn RSL Club, Sydney, NSW, Australia
P Victoria Cross Memorial, Borella Road, Peards Complex, East Albury, NSW, Australia
P Named on Memorial, RSL HQ, Adelaide, Australia
P Glen Eagles Rest Area, Albany Highway, WA, Australia
By The Way…
He was turned down from joining up due to lack of height. But restrictions were relaxed in late 1916 so was able to join
VC Held By
Australian War Memorial, Hall of Valour, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
BORN 2 January 1891
DIED 18 January 1963 AGE 72
VC Won 18 September 1918 AGE 27
Place VC Won Near Le Verguier, France
War/Campaign First World War 1918
