William WOODS

Regimental number10/1110
Date of birth18 November 1889
Place of birthBay of Islands
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBaker
Addressc/o Hedley, Lascelles Street, Hastings
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 7"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinG E Woods, Ohaeawai, Bay of Islands
Previous military serviceTaranaki Rifle Volunteers (3.5 years)
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHastings
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 rankLance Corporal
Final unit9th (Hawkes Bay) Company, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 18) Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 12 April 1915.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 May 1915.

Posted as 'missing in action', 8 August 1915.

Finding of Board of Enquiry, Moascar, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, 'now believed dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 122025161

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