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Nov 28, 1887
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Born in Toronto, Ontario to
Francis and Matilda (nee O’Connor) Woodcock
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Dec 7, 1915
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Granted a commission in the 41st
Regiment, Brockville Rifles with the rank of Lieutenant per Canadian Militia
General Orders, December 1915
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Mar 6, 1916
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Taken On Strength of the 156th
Battalion with the rank of Lieutenant
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May 7, 1916
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Officer’s Declaration on enlistment into the 156th
Battalion CEF in Brockville, Ontario
Ø Rank Lieutenant
Ø Next of kin given as Rev. F.D. Woodcock, 244 King
St. W., Brockville, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Bank Clerk
Ø Previous military experience given as 41st
Regiment Brockville Rifles for 3 years and the 5th Royal
Highlanders Regiment in Montreal for 2 years
Ø Religion given as Anglican
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Oct 17, 1916
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Embarked the SS Northland in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Oct 28, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and the battalion proceeded to Witley to continue training
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Nov 1, 1916
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Transferred to the 120th
Battalion in Bramshott
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Jan 9, 1917
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Transferred to the 156th
Battalion in Witley
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Feb 28, 1917
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Appointed to Assistant
Adjutant of the 156th Battalion
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Mar 19, 1917
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Attached to the CTS (Canadian
Training School) in Bexhill
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Nov 16, 1917
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Admitted to the Connaught
Military Hospital in Aldershot with a diagnosis that reads Orchitis. This was later changed to read VDG
(Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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Nov 19, 1917
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Transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in while in hospital
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Nov 27, 1917
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Discharged to duty from
hospital and joined the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Dec 23, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Dec 24, 1917
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of
the 21st Battalion
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Dec 26, 1917
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After leaving the base depot,
he joined the CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast,
France
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Apr 2, 1918
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After leaving the
reinforcement camp, Lieutenant Woodcock joined the 21st Battalion
at the front south-east of Agny, France and was posted to “B” Company
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May 19, 1918
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Proceeded on course at the 3rd
Army Musketry School in Fort Mahon Plage, France
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Jun 9, 1918
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Rejoined the battalion near
Wailly, France from course
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Aug 10, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Aug 27, 1918
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Rejoined the battalion at the
front near Wancourt, France from leave
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion
led the 2nd Canadian Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter
Germany as part of the Occupying Force and proceeded to Sieburg
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Jan 28, 1919
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Granted 14 days leave
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Feb 4, 1919
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Appointed to the rank of
Temporary Captain per London Gazette #31431
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Feb 19, 1919
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Rejoined the battalion in Ham
Sur Sambre, Belgium from leave
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia
in Havre, France
On arrival in England, he was
attached to “P” Wing in Witley pending return to Canada
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Apr 8, 1919
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Medical exam in Witley notes
that he suffers from Myopia and Myopic Astigmatism and is permanently unfit
for general service
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario by train
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May 26, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Captain
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Brockville, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 244 King St.,
Brockville, Ontario
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Jun 13, 1921
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Married to Claire Louise
Redick in Ottawa, Ontario
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Oct 23, 1942
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Passed the military medical
exam in Toronto, Ontario
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Nov 10, 1942
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Volunteered with the 19th
Company, Veterans Guard of Canada in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Ø Rank Lieutenant
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Claire Louise Woodcock, wife, 129 Balmoral Ave., Toronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Insurance Agent
Ø Previous military experience
given as 21st Battalion CEF from 1917 to 1919 with rank of Captain
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Appointed 19 Company Platoon
Commander in St. Stephen, New Brunswick
It was noted that he had been
serving in the 80th Reserve Company in Toronto, Ontario from May
1942 until November 10, 1942
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May 9, 1943
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Granted leave until May 22,
1943
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Jan 2, 1944
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Transferred to No. 16 Company
in Valcartier, Quebec
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Mar 18, 1944
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Attended the 16th
Course S. 7 CAAS (Canadian Army Administration School) in Brockville, Ontario
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Apr 14, 1944
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Completed the S. 7 Course and
rejoined No. 16 Company in Valcartier, Quebec
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May 10, 1944
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Awarded the Canadian Volunteer
Service Medal – CVSM
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Jul 24, 1944
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Granted 14 days leave
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Sep 28, 1944
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Admitted to the St. Sacrement
Hospital in Quebec City, Quebec with an eye infection
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Oct 7, 1944
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Dec 23, 1944
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Granted 5 days Christmas Leave
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Feb 5, 1945
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Transferred to Sherbrooke,
Quebec
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Feb 7, 1945
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Reported to the MIR (Medical
Inspection Room) complaining of pain in his shoulder and he was referred to
the Sherbrooke Military Hospital. He
was given infra-red treatment but was not admitted.
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Feb 8, 1945
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Granted 4 days leave to attend
the funeral of his mother-in-law in Toronto, Ontario
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Feb 11, 1945
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George Dealtry Woodcock died
suddenly at home in Toronto, Ontario while on leave of a heart attack and was
buried in the Prospect Cemetery in Toronto
Following his death, the CVSM,
The War Medal 1939-45 and a Memorial Cross were sent to his widow, Mrs. Clara
Woodcock, 129 Balmoral Ave., Toronto, Ontario.
There was some concern that
his heart problem had been misdiagnosed in Sherbrooke, Quebec and a Court of
Inquiry was held. After testimony from
3 different military doctors, the court ruled that there was no fault with
his treatment prior to his death.
A plaque in the lobby of the Canada Life Assurance Company office in Winnipeg, Manitoba remembers
their staff who died during WWII
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