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Clarence William Woods was born 29 May 1915 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia to Thomas William Woods (1882-1975) and Hannah Elizabeth Kingelty (1885-1936) and died 31 August 1943 England, United Kingdom of flying accident.

Obituary

PILOT OFFICER C. W. WOODS

The Department of Air has advised Mr. T. W. Woods. The Channon, that his son, Pilot Officer Clarence William Woods, D.F.M., who was killed in a flying accident near Shippey Hill, Cambridge, England, on August 31 1943, was buried with full service honour's at Cambridge Borough cemetery, Cambridge, on September 6. At the time of the accident P./O. Woods was flying a Stirling aircraft.

Twenty-seven years of age, the late P./O. Woods was born in Lismore and completed his education at the Lismore High School. At the time of his enlistment he was engaged farming on his father's property at The Channon. In addition to his father, two brothers—Pte. Alan Woods (A.I.F., 9th Div.) and Noel (The Channon)—and three sisters, Mesdames J. M. Kelly (Moree), R. J. Martin (Brisbane), and F. T. Thorburn (The Channon), survive.

Northern Star, 6 October 1943, page 4






Siblings


Offspring of Thomas William Woods (1882-1975) and Hannah Elizabeth Kingelty (1885-1936)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Alice Mary Woods (1906-1977)
Eileen Annie Woods (1907-1907)
Oswald William Woods (1909-1915)
Ruby Martha Annie Woods (1910-1986) 1 July 1910 Inverell, New South Wales, Australia 22 May 1986 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Jack Neil Kelly (1906-1988)
Clarence William Woods (1915-1943) 29 May 1915 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia 31 August 1943 England, United Kingdom
Albert Oliver Woods (1917-1918)
Allan Joseph Woods (1919-2006)
Hazel Sarah Woods (1923)
Noel Gordon Woods (1927)

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Footnotes (including sources)

¶ Death
  • WOODS.—August 31, 1943, killed aircraft accident England. Pilot-Officer Clarence William. D.F.M (R.A.A.F.), beloved eldest son of Mr. T. W. and the late Mrs. Woods, The Channon, Lismore.
The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 September 1943, page 18
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