Regimental number | 3969 |
Place of birth | Albert Park, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | Bradford, Station Street, Sandringham, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 117 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, F Wood, Sea Spray, Bay Road, Sandringham, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (lived in exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 18), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Transferred to 59th Bn, 26 March 1916; taken on strength, Ferry Post, 3 April 1916. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 19 April 1916 (adenitis of groin); rejoined 59th Bn, 24 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried in No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WOOD Douglas
Red Cross file 3001012 |