Only son of Col. Henry Woodhead, C.M.G., V.D., J.P., and Mrs. A. B. Woodhead, of Maisonette, Rondebosch, Cape Province. B.A. (Oxon and Cape). Barrister of Inner Temple. Also served in German South West Africa with D.E.O. Rifles (Adjt.). Commemoration stone in Cape Town (MAITLAND) Cemetery
Brought to the Notice of the Secretary of State for War LG Sup 22 August 1918 - "For distinguished service in the Field and in connection with the campaign in German South-West Africa, 1914-15"