Robert William WOOD

Regimental number2899
Place of birthPort Pirie South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
AddressHummocks Hill, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Maud Edith Wood, Hummocks Hill, South Australia
Enlistment date17 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 23 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 19), Surrey, England, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Ashley and Edith Maud WOOD. Native of Port Pirie, South Australia.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal