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WOOD, Samuel Alfred Darlot
| Service Number: | 222 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Mount Torrens Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 222, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 222, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 222, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 222, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
Samuel Alfred Darlot Wood
Name: Samuel Alfred Darlot Wood
Service Number: 222
Place of Birth: Mount Torrens
Date of Birth: 14 October 1896
Place of Enlistment: Morphettville
Date of Enlistment: 10 January 1916
Age at Enlistment: 19 years 3 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Elizabeth Wood
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Samuel left Adelaide with the 43rd Battalion on board HMAT Afric on 9 June 1916. They proceeded to France on 7 July 1917. Samuel suffered shell gas poisoning in action on 26 May 1918 and had to be invalided to England for treatment at Horton War Hospital in Epsom on 1 June. On 6 November 1918 he was transferred to a training brigade in England prior to returning to Australia on the Nestor on 20 May 1919 and was discharged on 14 August.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins
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