Regimental number | 2194 |
Place of birth | Meroo Meadow |
Place of birth | Nowra, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Dairy farmer |
Address | Glen Elgin, Inverell, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Alfred Henry Wood, Glen Elgin, Inverell, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Inverell, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 3), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred Henry and Emma Ada WOODS |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 16 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 23 March 1916. Proceeded to 30th Bn from 8th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 1 April 1916; taken on strength 30th Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Father's address subsequently 5 Mabel Street, Hurstsville, Sydney, New South Wales (12 August 1926) |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WOODS Charles Albert |