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WOOD, Simon McGregor

Service Number:	248
Enlisted:	7 August 1914, 3 years GA Scotland
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Aberdeen, Scotland, June 1884
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Civil Servant
Died:	Killed In Action - Mg Fire During Raid, Meteren, France, 24 April 1918
Cemetery:	Meteren Military Cemetery plot I.H.211, Read Unknown Australian Lieutenant. Id released by Fallen Diggers April 13, 2022
Memorials:	West Perth Public Works Department of Western Australia Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

7 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 248, 11th Infantry Battalion, 3 years GA Scotland
2 Nov 1914:	Involvement Private, 248, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked Private, 248, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
11 Jul 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th Infantry Battalion
1 Jan 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

Also known as Sim Macgregor Wood