Regimental number | 1346 |
Place of birth | Bathurst, New South Wales |
School | Liverpool Public School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Marion Street, Auburn, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 137 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Wood, Merrigang Street, Bowral, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 43rd Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Australian Infantry Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Stourbridge Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 326), Hereford and Worcester, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 90 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Walter and Sara Ann WOOD |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous and consistent gallantry and devotion to duty. On two occasions he extinguished fire in bomb stores at great personal risk and under heavy shell fire.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 Date: Military Medal 'At Gallipoli, early in September, 1915, when in charge of a post only 15 yards from enemy trenches he kept enemy bombers from interfering with the work of consolidation of trench.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2278 Lcpl Hubert John WOOD MM, 17th Bn, returned to Australia, 9 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WOOD Alfred Arthur |