Norman Harold WOOD

Regimental number10/554
Date of birth18 May 1891
Place of birthOtaki
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFlax hand
AddressShannon
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 10"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Tom Wood, Newtown, Shannon
Previous military serviceServed for 3 months in the Palmerston Guards Rifle Volunteers; 3.5 years in C Company, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Tom and Mary Wood, 3 Nash Street, Palmerston North, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Wounded in action, Dardanelles, 8 May 1915.

Now reported killed in action, 8 May 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Age at death23
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 122024916