Victory Medal : Sergeant N F Woodworth, 26 Battalion, AIF

Victory Medal. Impressed reverse with recipient's details

Issued to 2714C Sergeant Norman Francis Woodworth who was born in Tenterfield, NSW, in 1887. Woodworth was working as a labourer when he enlisted in the AIF on 12 October 1915. After initial training he embarked for overseas from Sydney on HMAT Seang Bee, as private with 26 Infantry Battalion, on 21 October 1915. In March 1916 Woodworth transferred to 1 Pioneer Battalion. He was promoted to lance corporal in March 1917, to corporal in September 1917 and to Sergeant at the end of this year. Woodworth was awarded the Belgian Decoration Militaire in February 1918 for his actions at Zonnebeke and Ypres in September and October 1917. In 1918 he was detached from duty to attend a number of instructional courses in England, in gas warfare and bombing (grenade) techniques. He qualified as a bombing instructor in October 1918. Woodworth left Britain to return to Australia on 25 January 1919.