William Harold WOOD

Regimental number44809
SchoolAuckland Grammar School
OccupationClerk
Next of kinFather, W C Wood, Papakura
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company (Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankCorporal
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 4 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialSt Sever Cemetery Extension (Section Q, Plot IV, Row Q, Grave No 1), Rouen, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Roll of Honour, Selwyn Chapel at Christ Church (Anglican), P.apakura, Auckland. Parents: the Rev. William Charles and Frances Wood, Papakura, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 19

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