George Henry WOOD

Regimental number11/1746
Date of birth25 June 1891
Place of birthPetone
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressPatangata
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 11"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Catherine Wood, Norsewood, Hawke's Bay
Enlistment date23 August 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
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 rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 March 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsJerusalem 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Seventh
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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