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WOOD, Anthony
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1638 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Illness - liver abcess, 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 1 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave 345, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1638, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 1 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1638, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1638, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Evacuated to Egypt died of illness 1 Aug 1915 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother Ralph Gordon Wood of 46 Mount Street, Chesterfield Road, Derby, Mansfield, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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