George Rignold WOOD

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WOOD, George Rignold

Service Numbers:	156, 13112
Enlisted:	3 September 1914, Enoggera, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Field Ambulance
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, 1893
Home Town:	Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Seaman
Died:	War service related (mental health), Goodna, Queensland, 1 June 1928
Cemetery:	Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland 7A-226A-26 - Buried with Mary Wood
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World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 156, Enoggera, Queensland
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 156, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 156, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 156, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW
18 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 13112, 3rd Sanitary Section, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
18 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 13112, 3rd Sanitary Section, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
9 Feb 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Field Ambulance
13 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 13112, 10th Field Ambulance

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Biography contributed by Ken Wood

"BEREAVEMENT NOTICE

Mrs. G, Wood desires to THANK the Staff of the Goodna Mental Hospital for their attention to her deceased husband (George Wood), who recently died an inmate of the institution as a result of serious illness brought about through service in the great war; also kind friends and relatives who sent wreaths and assisted otherwise in the funeral arrangements." - from the Brisbane Daily Standard 16 Jun 1928 (nla.gov.au)

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