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Walter Selby WOOD

Regimental number2021
Date of birth1871
Place of birthFolkestone, Kent, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCoachbuilder
AddressChapel Road, Bankstown, New South Wales
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation44
Next of kinDaughter, Miss Elsie Wood, Chapel Road, Bankstown, New South Wales
Enlistment date23 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 23 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 December 1917
Other details

Arrived in Australia c. 1908.

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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