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Douglas WOOD

Regimental number3969
Place of birthAlbert Park, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBaker
AddressBradford, Station Street, Sandringham, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 3"
Weight117 lbs
Next of kinFather, F Wood, Sea Spray, Bay Road, Sandringham, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (lived in exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme)
Enlistment date9 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.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
SourcesNAA: B2455, WOOD Douglas
Red Cross file 3001012

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