WOOD, Roderick Oscar
| Service Number: | 5421 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Casula NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mascot, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Botany, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bay Street Public School, Botany, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mascot War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5421, 20th Infantry Battalion, Casula NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5421, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5421, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Roderick was the son of Matthias William and Emily Ann Wood, of Mascot, New South Wales. His older brother, 4638 Pte. Herbert Victor Wood 45th Battalion AIF was killed in action nine days later on 29 September 1917, aged 26.
Roderick enlisted during February 1916 and arrived in England during late 1916. He joined the 20th Battalion on the Western Front in May 1917. He was killed in action during the heavy fighting for Menin Road Ridge on 20 September 1917. Roderick has no known grave. His brother, Herbert, was buried in the Menin Road South Cemetery only nine days later.
Their father, Matthias, died in Sydney on 11 January 1921. Their mother Emily received pensions for both sons, as well as their medals and entitlements.
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