Military Service Recognition Book 542 ONTARIO COMMAND WOODLEY, James Henry James was born in Devonshire, England on May 23, 1856. He came to Canada at the age of nine (1865) with his brother William (24 years older). The mode of travel was on a cattle boat and arrived in either Cobourg or Port Hope and settled in the Pontypool area. James married and fathered six children. Eventually, he moved his family to the Coe Hill, Ontario area. He worked mainly in the forest industry as a teamster. James enlisted in the Canadian Army Overseas Expeditionary Force on February 24, 1916. This date would have made him just short of his sixtieth birthday. He gave his age as 43 years of age. His attestation papers made the notation “Apparent age 43 years”. He was accepted for service in World War I. It was later determined by a dental officer, from the condition of his teeth, that he was much older than his apparent age. He was then discharged and did not serve overseas. James passed away in Deltor, Ontario in 1937 at the age of ninety. His son, Frank Hugh Woodley, also served during World War I. WOODS (HALL), Muriel A. Muriel was born in Redwood, Muskoka, Ontario on May 24, 1924. She joined the Canadian Woman’s Army Corps in 1944, remaining in Canada for the duration of her military career. After her discharge in September 1945, she became a high school teacher. She married Charles Hall. Muriel has been a member of RCL Peninsula Branch 489 for 42 years. Following retirement, Muriel became an active member of the Minett Seniors Club. WOODLEY, Robert J. Robert was born in Bancroft, Ontario on July 6, 1939. He enlisted in the Army on July 5, 1956. He served ten years in the Canadian Army as an Administrative Clerk in the RCASC having served two years, three months in Germany at Fort Chamly, Soest. He served in CBU Middle East with UNEF in Camp Rafah, Egypt. In June 1966, he obtained his release from the Army and joined the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force and was employed there for nearly thirty years. He retired to the area of his birth. Robert has been active member of Coe Hill Legion Branch 581 for 25 years.
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