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Charles Arthur WOOD

Regimental number2039
Place of birthCotes-de-Val, Leicestershire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTrundle, via Parkes, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Kate Wood, Ashley Magna, near Lutterworth, Leicester, England
Enlistment date13 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 January 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row F, Grave No. 30), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
31
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Katherine WOOD
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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