94:
113:
230:
been gained, heavy fire was encountered from a farmhouse some 200 yards in front. Sjt. Woodall collected ten men and, with great dash and gallantry, rushed the farm and took thirty prisoners. Shortly afterwards, when the officer in command was killed, he took entire command, reorganised the two platoons, and disposed them most skillfully.
229:
For most conspicuous bravery and fine leadership during an attack. (La
Pannerie, France) Sjt. Woodall was in command of a platoon which, during an advance, was held up by a machine gun. On his own initiative he rushed forward and, single-handed, captured the gun and eight men. After the objective had
218:
when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC: On 11 April 1918 the 1st
Battalion, Rifle Brigade was rushed up in buses to a position on the La Bassée Canal to try to stem the German breakthrough on the Lys. Over the next eleven days it was involved in severe fighting in the area
33:
219:
around Hinges and Robecq. On 22 April, 1st Bn, Rifle
Brigade, together with the 1st Hampshires, took part in an attack which helped to secure the Canal. It was during this fighting that Lance Sergeant Joseph Woodall won his Victoria Cross on the far side of the canal at La Pannerie, near Hinges.
233:
Throughout the day, in spite of intense shelling and machine-gun fire, this gallant N.C.O. was constantly on the move, encouraging the men and finding out and sending back invaluable information. The example set by Sjt. Woodall was simply magnificent, and had a marked effect on the troops. The
247:
at
Buckingham Palace on 23 November 1918. He stayed in the Army after the war and on 7 March 1919 became a Second Lieutenant with one of the Service Battalions of The Rifle Brigade. He retired from the Army as a captain in September 1921.
492:
522:
517:
256:
Woodall did not attend the 1956 VC Centenary Review, although he did attend a
Festival of Remembrance in Dublin in November 1956, along with three other VC recipients -
502:
234:
success of the operation on this portion of the front is attributed almost entirely to his coolness, courage and utter disregard for his own personal safety.
207:
507:
487:
428:
393:
370:
450:
512:
497:
467:
45:
408:
459:
A MEMORIAL STONE COMMEMORATING CAPTAIN JOSEPH WOODALL VC HAS BEEN ERECTED IN DEAN'S GRANGE CEMETERY, DUBLIN.
191:
257:
272:
76:
186:, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to
527:
482:
361:
356:
226:
La
Pannerie, France, 22 April 1918, Lance Sergeant Joseph Edward Woodall, 1st Bn, The Rifle Brigade.
32:
312:
332:
337:
463:
424:
420:
389:
366:
265:
61:
416:
112:
203:
187:
183:
175:
164:
134:
99:
476:
271:
He died at St. Michael's
Hospital, Dún Laoghaire on 2 January 1962 and was buried in
244:
144:
211:
116:
283:
Medal entitlement of
Captain Joseph Edward Woodall - 1st Bn, The Rifle Brigade:
261:
215:
154:
458:
438:
385:
49:
179:
65:
412:
80:
493:
British World War I recipients of the
Victoria Cross
160:
150:
140:
130:
122:
105:
87:
71:
55:
39:
23:
523:Deaths from pneumonia in the Republic of Ireland
243:Woodall was invested with his Victoria Cross by
224:
518:British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
8:
439:http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbwoodal.htm
388:, Gloucestershire: This England Alma House.
302:Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (1953)
31:
20:
341:(Supplement). 25 June 1918. p. 7619.
208:The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
324:
311:His Victoria Cross is displayed at the
16:English recipient of the Victoria Cross
299:King George VI Coronation Medal (1937)
178:(1 June 1896 – 2 January 1962) was an
503:British Army personnel of World War I
7:
382:The Register of the Victoria Cross
365:. Naval & Military Press Ltd.
14:
508:Burials at Deans Grange Cemetery
111:
92:
488:Military personnel from Salford
202:Woodall was 21 years old and a
451:Location of grave and VC medal
1:
468:Lives of the First World War
239:Investiture and later career
380:Buzzell, Nora, ed. (1997).
293:British War Medal (1914–20)
544:
409:VCs of the First World War
403:Gliddon, Gerald (2013) .
30:
59:2 January 1962 (aged 65)
296:Victory Medal (1914–19)
513:Rifle Brigade soldiers
498:Rifle Brigade officers
258:Adrian Carton de Wiart
236:
206:in the 1st Battalion,
464:Joseph Edward Woodall
437:Iain 'Scoop' Stewart
405:Spring Offensive 1918
273:Deans Grange Cemetery
252:Later life, and death
173:Joseph Edward Woodall
123:Years of service
77:Deans Grange Cemetery
25:Joseph Edward Woodall
362:Monuments to Courage
315:, London, England.
313:Imperial War Museum
222:His citation read:
338:The London Gazette
430:978-0-7524-8730-4
421:The History Press
182:recipient of the
170:
169:
535:
434:
399:
376:
343:
342:
329:
115:
107:
98:
96:
95:
35:
21:
543:
542:
538:
537:
536:
534:
533:
532:
473:
472:
447:
431:
417:Gloucestershire
402:
396:
379:
373:
355:
352:
347:
346:
331:
330:
326:
321:
309:
281:
254:
241:
216:First World War
200:
198:Military career
93:
91:
83:
60:
44:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
541:
539:
531:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
485:
475:
474:
471:
470:
461:
456:
446:
445:External links
443:
442:
441:
435:
429:
400:
394:
377:
371:
351:
348:
345:
344:
323:
322:
320:
317:
308:
305:
304:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
288:
287:Victoria Cross
280:
277:
253:
250:
240:
237:
204:Lance-Sergeant
199:
196:
184:Victoria Cross
168:
167:
165:Victoria Cross
162:
158:
157:
152:
148:
147:
142:
138:
137:
132:
128:
127:
124:
120:
119:
109:
103:
102:
100:United Kingdom
89:
85:
84:
75:
73:
69:
68:
57:
53:
52:
41:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
540:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
480:
478:
469:
465:
462:
460:
457:
455:
452:
449:
448:
444:
440:
436:
432:
426:
422:
418:
414:
410:
406:
401:
397:
395:0-906324-27-0
391:
387:
383:
378:
374:
372:1-84342-356-1
368:
364:
363:
358:
357:Harvey, David
354:
353:
349:
340:
339:
334:
328:
325:
318:
316:
314:
306:
301:
298:
295:
292:
289:
286:
285:
284:
278:
276:
274:
269:
267:
263:
259:
251:
249:
246:
245:King George V
238:
235:
231:
227:
223:
220:
217:
213:
209:
205:
197:
195:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
174:
166:
163:
159:
156:
153:
149:
146:
145:Rifle Brigade
143:
139:
136:
133:
129:
125:
121:
118:
114:
110:
104:
101:
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
70:
67:
63:
62:Dún Laoghaire
58:
54:
51:
47:
42:
38:
34:
29:
22:
19:
453:
404:
381:
360:
350:Bibliography
336:
327:
310:
290:1914–15 Star
282:
270:
255:
242:
232:
228:
225:
221:
212:British Army
201:
192:Commonwealth
172:
171:
151:Battles/wars
117:British Army
18:
528:1962 deaths
483:1896 births
333:"No. 30770"
266:James Duffy
262:John Moyney
214:during the
155:World War I
126:1914 - 1921
43:1 June 1896
477:Categories
386:Cheltenham
319:References
88:Allegiance
50:Lancashire
307:The medal
454:(Dublin)
359:(2000).
194:forces.
106:Service/
188:British
180:English
135:Captain
66:Ireland
46:Salford
427:
413:Stroud
392:
369:
279:Awards
161:Awards
108:branch
97:
81:Dublin
72:Buried
425:ISBN
390:ISBN
367:ISBN
264:and
190:and
141:Unit
131:Rank
56:Died
40:Born
466:on
479::
423:.
419::
415:,
411:.
407:.
384:.
335:.
275:.
268:.
260:,
210:,
176:VC
79:,
64:,
48:,
433:.
398:.
375:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
