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WOOD, Gordon William Hadley

Service Number:	4553
Enlisted:	15 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, September 1897
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Locomotive Engine cleaner
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 13 July 1945
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 15, Site No: 24
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards

World War 1 Service

15 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4553, Adelaide, South Australia
25 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4553, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4553, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide
10 Jun 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4553, 27th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Shell wound (right leg)
8 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4553, 27th Infantry Battalion

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