Leslie Andrew WOOD MM

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WOOD, Leslie Andrew

Service Number:	5211
Enlisted:	14 January 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Pioneer, Tasmania, Australia, 21 September 1895
Home Town:	Pioneer, Dorset, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	23 October 1987, aged 92 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Moorina Cemetery, Tasmania
Memorials:	Pioneer Anglican Church Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

14 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5211, 12th Infantry Battalion
29 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5211, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5211, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
20 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Leslie Wood was born in Pioneer, Tasmania, the son of Elizabeth Wood, and his father was Chinese but died when Leslie was only four years of age. Leslie was seriously wounded at Messines in Belgium and was admitted to the County Middlesex War Hospital, Napsbury, St. Albans, England on 24 June 1917. His right arm was amputated and he had a gunshot wound to the chest. He was awarded a Military Medal for the action in which he was wounded. He returned to Australia and was given a huge welcome in Pioneer April 1918. He was discharged from the AIF on 27 September 1918. He died aged 92 years.

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