Regimental number | 2833 |
Place of birth | Abbotsford, Victoria |
School | Lithgow Street State School, Abbotsford, Victoria |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 118 Rathmines Road, Fairfield Park, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Wood, Receiving Home, Royal Park, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 30010059: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WOOD Arthur Beaumont
Red Cross File No 30010059 |