John
Andrew
"Jack"
Woods
Born in Lisburn, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ancestors 
Husband of
Joan Mae (Cornelius) Tyrell
— married
1947 in Victoria, Australia
Father of
Helen Ethel (Woods) Attard
Died
at age 42
in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Mar 2011
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Biography
John Woods was born in Ireland.
John Woods is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Australian Royal Australian Navy 1943-1946
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Served in the Australian Royal Australian Navy 1943-1946
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John Woods migrated from Ireland to Australia in 1938.
This profile is part of the Woods Name Study.
John Andrew Woods. was born in 1925.
The Woods family departed England on 19 November 1938 bound for Melbourne, Australia.
In the 1940s the Woods family lived at 92 Summerhill Rd, Footscray North, Victoria. [1] William Joseph Woods (Agent) and wife Harriet Woods (Home Duties).
On 3 March 1943 [2] he enlisted with the R.A.N.
In 1945 he served on Royal Australian Navy H.M.A.S. Quickmatch and was discharged on 12 April 1946.
- On 19 April 1944 HMA Ships NAPIER, NEPAL, NIZAM, QUICKMATCH, and QUIBERON, (destroyers), operated as part of the British Pacific Fleet in the attack on Sabang, (Operation Cockpit), by carrier-borne aircraft.[3]
John Andrew Woods married Joan Mae Cornelius in 1949 in Victoria. [4]
They had two daughters and a son.
In 1949 John Andrew Woods (Carpenter) and Joan Mae Woods (Saleswoman) lived at 37 Lynch St, Footscray, Gellibrand, Victoria. [5]
In 1954 the Woods family lived at 97 Herford Rd, Sunshine, Victoria. John Andrew Woods (Carpenter) and Joan Mae Woods (Home duties). [6]
In 1963 the Woods family lived at 51 Olive Grove, Boronia. John Andrew Woods (Carpenter) and Joan Mae Tyrrell (Home duties) [7]
He passed away in 1967. [8]
Sources
- ↑ Australian Electoral Rolls, 1942, 1952 and 1954
- ↑ Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945
- ↑ https://www.navyhistory.org.au/19-april-1944/
- ↑ Victoria BD&M 4997/49
- ↑ Australian Electoral Rolls, 1949
- ↑ Australian Electoral Rolls, 1954
- ↑ Australian Electoral Rolls, 1963
- ↑ Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
- Australian Electoral Rolls
- Ancestry Family Trees
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DNA Connections
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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Tony Woods
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~0.78%
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