Année de naissance: 1889

Lieu de naissance: Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Profession: Boulanger

Pays: Australia

Force armée: Australian Imperial Force

Rang: Private

Numéro de service: 1751

Incorporation date: 26/02/1916

Incorporation nom de lieu: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Unités:  —  Australian Infantry, 59th Bn.  (Dernière unité connue)

Date de décès: 26/29/1917

Lieu de décès: Hooge, Zillebeke, Belgique

Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.)

Âge: 28

British War Medal Médaille

Victory Medal Médaille

Private Albert Woolhouse was part of the 59th Battalion, Australian Infantry, 15th Australian Brigade, 5th Australian Division. This battalion took part in the Battle of Polygon Wood on 26 September 1917. The 59th Battalion attacked on the right side of the jump off line on the south edge of Polygon Wood. The attack went well and the first objective was taken by the 59th Battalion, other battalions pushed forward to the second objective. The final positions of the 59th Battalion attack were Jetty Wood on the left, through pillboxes (J.10.c.9.8.) to the South-East Corner of Polygon Wood. This line was consolidated and held despite German counterattacks.
The Red Cross Wounded and Missing files state that Private Albert Woolhouse was struck by a shell near pillboxes behind the line. Heavily wounded, he was taken by stretcher bearers to the first dressing station and then to the Regimental Aid Post. One source stated that the three men (Private Woolhouse and the stretcher bearers) were never seen again and thought something happened to them on the way to an Aid Post operated by the 14th or 15th Australian Field Ambulance. On the 5th of October he was listed as ‘wounded and missing’ in the attack on the 26th of September, which seems to correspond to the above mentioned sources. However, he was later listed as ‘killed in action’ and confirmed to be buried by the 5th Division Burial Officer. The location of his grave was reported to be in the rear of Hooge Crater (I.18.a.7.9.). The 14th Australian Field Ambulance was operating near Hooge Crater. It's most likely that Private Albert Woolhouse reached this position, but succumbed to his wounds. His grave was lost during the war, possibly destroyed by shell fire.

AIF Project https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=332028 Sources utilisées

Chris McCarthy, Passchendaele : The Day-by-Day account, 2018, 94-95. Sources utilisées

CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1602118/woolhouse,-albert/ Sources utilisées

Discovering Anzacs http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/ Sources utilisées

Red Cross Wounded and Missing File and Embarkation Roll https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search?query=Woolhouse+1751 Sources utilisées

Service Record https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au Sources utilisées

The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Sources utilisées

War Diary 14th Australian Field Ambulance https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1339239 Sources utilisées

War Diary 59th Bn. Australian Infantry https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1339120 Sources utilisées