Herbert WOOD

Regimental number3188
Place of birthLondon England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Haywood, 48 Green Street, Bethnal Green, London NE, England
Enlistment date1 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 16 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll52nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 20), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
156
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Sarah Sophia HAYWOOD (formerly WOOD) and the late Samuel James WOOD
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219
Date: 20 December 1917