Regimental number | 3869 |
Place of birth | Corrawallen, Co Leitrim, Ireland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Grocer's assistant |
Address | 42 Toxteth Road, Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 137 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss N Wood, 42 Toxteth Road, Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Mooltan on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Estaires Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row R, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 31 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Johnston A. and Margaret WOOD |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 1st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 14 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916. Wounded in action, 11 June 1916; admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 12 June 1916 (gun shot wound, penetrating abdomen: dangerous); died of wounds, 12 June 1916. Buried in Estaires Communal Cemetery, Rev. P. Baker, attached to 1 CCS, officiating. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WOOD Henry Edwin |