Cecil Talbot Woods (1875–1915)
CAPTAIN C T. WOODS.
Captain Cecil Talbot Woods, of the 1st Victorian contingent, killed in action, was a son of the late Captain W. F. Woods, of Mudgee, and Mrs. Woods, of 31 College street, Sydney. He was a brother of Private W.H.R. (Wylie) Woods, of the machine-gun section with the 1st Now South Wales expeditionary Force, who was one of the first killed at the front, and of Mrs. Archie Aspinail. He had four brothers who were with the forces. Fred Woods fought against the Germans in South-west Africa, and is now volunteering for the Dardanelles; Jack, lately reported wounded; and Donald, now in camp at Liverpool. Captain Cecil Woods and Fred served through the South African war.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- 1st Australian Imperial Force personnel dossier, item B2455, WOODS C T, National Archives of Australia
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Taylor, Laura Margaret (wife)
- Woods, Flora Ann (mother)
- Gibbs, Flora Macdonald (sister)
- Woods, William Henry (brother)
- Woods, Frederick Talbot (brother)
- Woods, Donald Rankin (brother)
- Woods, Rebecca Ivy (sister-in-law)
- Gibbs, Harry Victor (brother-in-law)
Citation details
'Woods, Cecil Talbot (1875–1915)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/woods-cecil-talbot-20065/text31184, accessed 27 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
21 February,
1875
Mudgee,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
7 August,
1915
(aged 40)
Walkers Ridge, Gallipoli,
Turkey
Cause of Death
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