Regimental number | 1199 |
Place of birth | Maidstone, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sanitary engineer |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Francis May Wood, Avondale, Mark Street, Hunter, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 4th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Colour SGT |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Themistocles', 15 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism), Sydney, 6 January 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 49 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (R.C. Sec. 9, 6418), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WOOD Harry Charles |