Regimental number | 2039 |
Place of birth | Bunbury, Chester, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs Frances Wood, Maple Road, Bramhall, Stockport, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 27), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength of 3rd Bn, Anzac, Gallipoli, 14 June 1915. Admitted to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, and transferred to Mudros, 21 August 1915 (pyrexia); embarked at Mudros for England, 24 August 1915; admitted to Pioneers Club Hospital, Bermondsey, 9 September 1915; transferred to Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 25 September 1915. Found guilty, 30 November 1915, of reporting late from furlough: awarded 48 hours' detention and forfeited 2 days' pay. Admitted A.I.D., Abbey Wood, 3 February 1916. Taken on strength of 1st Training Bn from 27th Draft from England, Tel el Kebir, 16 April 1916. Taken on strength of 55th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916; admitted to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound, chest). Died of wounds, 21 July 1916. Buried Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, no date stated. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WOOD George
Red Cross file 3001103 |