Finlay Campbell WOOD

Regimental number12525
Date of birth30 November 1895
Place of birthMangatainoka
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCheesemaker
Height5' 9"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Wood, Norsewood
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBertrancourt Communal Cemetery, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Name given on CWGC site as Finley Campbell WOOD. Parents: George and Catherine Wood, Dannevirke
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 6 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 22 June 1916.

Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, 7 August 1916, and posted to D Company, 5th Reserve Bn, Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 29 August 1916; taken on strength, 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 30 September 1916.

On leave to United Kingdom, 20 October 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 31 October 1917.

Detached to No 1 Company, NZ Machine Gun Corps, 9(?) December 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 18 January 1918.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 10 February 1918.

Killed in action, 5 April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsFirst given name incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as Frimley.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 19
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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