Regimental number 4771
Religion Church of England
Occupation Grazier
Address Regent Street, West Maitland, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Father, J J Easom, Regent Street, West Maitland, New South Wales
Enlistment date 14 August 1915
Place of enlistment West Maitland, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 2nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 169
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength, 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916.
Transferred to 60th Bn, 18 May 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 980803: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.1919.'
Statement, 2190 Pte G. ONIONS, C Company, 60th Bn, 28 February 1917: 'He died as a result of wounds received in the charge at Fleurbaix on 19th. July. [3386] Pte. [W.] Kent, C. Co. XII Pl, told me he helped to bring him in to the front line trench and that he died there.'
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Woodley Cole EASOM was born in 1892 in Paterson near West Maitland NSW
His parents were Joshua John EASOM and Charlotte Florence Millicent SYLMAN (known as Florence)
He enlisted on 14th August 1915 - 2nd Battalion, 15th reinforcements - Unit left Sydney on HMAT Star of England on 8th March, 1916
Taken on strength 54th Battalion on 20th April, 1916 he transferred to the 60th Battalion on 18th May 1916
He was killed in action in the charge at Fleurbaix on 19th July.
No known grave - he is listed in VC Corner in the Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France & the Australian War Memorial - he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
Religion Church of England
Occupation Grazier
Address Regent Street, West Maitland, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Father, J J Easom, Regent Street, West Maitland, New South Wales
Enlistment date 14 August 1915
Place of enlistment West Maitland, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 2nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 169
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength, 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916.
Transferred to 60th Bn, 18 May 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 980803: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.1919.'
Statement, 2190 Pte G. ONIONS, C Company, 60th Bn, 28 February 1917: 'He died as a result of wounds received in the charge at Fleurbaix on 19th. July. [3386] Pte. [W.] Kent, C. Co. XII Pl, told me he helped to bring him in to the front line trench and that he died there.'
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Woodley Cole EASOM was born in 1892 in Paterson near West Maitland NSW
His parents were Joshua John EASOM and Charlotte Florence Millicent SYLMAN (known as Florence)
He enlisted on 14th August 1915 - 2nd Battalion, 15th reinforcements - Unit left Sydney on HMAT Star of England on 8th March, 1916
Taken on strength 54th Battalion on 20th April, 1916 he transferred to the 60th Battalion on 18th May 1916
He was killed in action in the charge at Fleurbaix on 19th July.
No known grave - he is listed in VC Corner in the Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France & the Australian War Memorial - he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
Regimental number 4771
Religion Church of England
Occupation Grazier
Address Regent Street, West Maitland, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Father, J J Easom, Regent Street, West Maitland, New South Wales
Enlistment date 14 August 1915
Place of enlistment West Maitland, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 2nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 169
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength, 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916.
Transferred to 60th Bn, 18 May 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 980803: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.1919.'
Statement, 2190 Pte G. ONIONS, C Company, 60th Bn, 28 February 1917: 'He died as a result of wounds received in the charge at Fleurbaix on 19th. July. [3386] Pte. [W.] Kent, C. Co. XII Pl, told me he helped to bring him in to the front line trench and that he died there.'
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Woodley Cole EASOM was born in 1892 in Paterson near West Maitland NSW
His parents were Joshua John EASOM and Charlotte Florence Millicent SYLMAN (known as Florence)
He enlisted on 14th August 1915 - 2nd Battalion, 15th reinforcements - Unit left Sydney on HMAT Star of England on 8th March, 1916
Taken on strength 54th Battalion on 20th April, 1916 he transferred to the 60th Battalion on 18th May 1916
He was killed in action in the charge at Fleurbaix on 19th July.
No known grave - he is listed in VC Corner in the Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France & the Australian War Memorial - he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
Religion Church of England
Occupation Grazier
Address Regent Street, West Maitland, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Father, J J Easom, Regent Street, West Maitland, New South Wales
Enlistment date 14 August 1915
Place of enlistment West Maitland, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 2nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 169
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength, 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916.
Transferred to 60th Bn, 18 May 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 980803: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.1919.'
Statement, 2190 Pte G. ONIONS, C Company, 60th Bn, 28 February 1917: 'He died as a result of wounds received in the charge at Fleurbaix on 19th. July. [3386] Pte. [W.] Kent, C. Co. XII Pl, told me he helped to bring him in to the front line trench and that he died there.'
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Woodley Cole EASOM was born in 1892 in Paterson near West Maitland NSW
His parents were Joshua John EASOM and Charlotte Florence Millicent SYLMAN (known as Florence)
He enlisted on 14th August 1915 - 2nd Battalion, 15th reinforcements - Unit left Sydney on HMAT Star of England on 8th March, 1916
Taken on strength 54th Battalion on 20th April, 1916 he transferred to the 60th Battalion on 18th May 1916
He was killed in action in the charge at Fleurbaix on 19th July.
No known grave - he is listed in VC Corner in the Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France & the Australian War Memorial - he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
Gravesite Details
Private, 60th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action. Age: Unknown.
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