
| Regimental number | 11/1746 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Petone |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Patangata |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Wood, Norsewood, Hawke's Bay |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial (Panel No 1), Israel |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: G. and Catherine Wood, Dublin Street, Dannevirke |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915. Proceeded from Zeitoun to Canal Zone, 23 January 1916. Wounded in action, 20 September 1916 (gun shot wound, foot); admitted to 31st General Hospital, Port Said, 21 September 1916 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); transferred to Citadel Military Hospital, Cairo, 26 September 1916; to Venereal Disease Section, 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 27 September 1916; discharged to Details, 27 October 1916; transferred to Anzac Training Depot, Moascar, 28 October 1916; to Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, 5 November 1916, and taken on strength, Bir Mosefig. Admitted to Mounted Field Ambulance, 8 September 1917 (fractured nasal bone); transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, from 43rd Stationary Hospital, 10 September 1917 (fractured nasal bone); to 27th General Hospital, Abbassia, 11 September 1917; discharged to duty, 19 September 1917; posted to Anzac Training Regiment, Moascar, 19 September 1917. Appointed Cook, 20 September 1917; relinquished appointment as Cook, 25 November 1917. Posted to Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, in the field, 4 December 1917. Killed in action, 30 March 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Seventh |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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