
| Regimental number | 12/3516 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Walthamstow, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Baker |
| Address | Woonton, Lower Symonds Street, Onehunga |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 162 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Henry Wood, 2 Helliers Road, Leyton, Essex, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 1), nr Ieper, Belgium, |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs E.H. Wood, 23 Melbourne Road, Leyton, London, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 13 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 20 December 1915. Joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 9 March 1916. Ebarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 8 April 1916. Attached to Light Trench Mortar Battery, Armentieres, 10 May 1916. Wounded in action, 20 September 1916 (gun shot wound, back), and admitted to 13th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 22nd General Hospital, Camiers, 21 September 1916; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, 23 September 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 10 October 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 3 December 1916. Promoted Corporal, 28 June 1917. Permanently attached to 2d NZ Light Trench Mortar Battery, 3 July 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Eighth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22024805 |
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