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Born: 12 January 1894
Died: 6 May 1917
Philip Woodforde was one of Mosman Prep’s first pupils in 1904. He attended Shore and became a woolbuyer. He was fluent in French.
He joined the A.I.F. on 27 August 1914 and fought at Gallipoli and in France. Twice he was wounded in action. He was mentioned in despatches for ‘distinguished and gallant service’ by both Sir Ian Hamilton (Commander in Chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) and Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (commander of the British forces).
Philip Woodforde was wounded for a third time at Bullecourt on 5 May 1917 and died the following day at No. 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station. He was 23.
Stepson of Archibald Clifford Blacklow.
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- Roll of Honour - Philip Sydney Soane Woodforde (webpage)
- Major P.S. Woodforde, 1st Battalion A.I.F. (photograph)
- Find War Dead – Woodforde, Philip Sydney Soane (webpage)
- Major P.S. Woodforde remembered (webpage)
- WOODFORDE Philip Sydney Soane : Service Number - Major : Place of Birth - N/A : Place of Enlistment - N/A : Next of Kin - (Mother) BLACKLOW Geraldine (item)
- Discovering Anzacs - Philip Sydney Soane Woodforde (webpage)
- Honours and Awards - Phillip Sydney Woodforde (webpage)
- Honours and Awards - Phillip Sydney Woodforde (webpage)
- First World War Embarkation Rolls - Philip Sydney Soane Woodforde (webpage)
- DIED OF WOUNDS. (newspaper article)
- WOODFORDE Philip Sydney Soane : Service Number - Major : Place of Birth - N/A : Place of Enlistment - N/A : Next of Kin - (Mother) BLACKLOW Geraldine (webpage)
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- WOODFORDE P. S. S. on the West Face of the Mosman War Memorial
- WOODFORDE, P.L.S. on the Mosman Rowing Club Roll of Honour 1914-1918
- WOODFORDE, P.M. on the Mosman Church of England Preparatory School Honor Roll (1914-1918)
- Woodford, P. on the Mosman Public School Roll of Honour
- Woodforde, P. on the Mosman District Cricket Club honour board
- Woodforde, P S S on the St Clement's World War 1 Roll of Honour