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WOOD, Ernest Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1751 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 May 1915, 2nd Reinforcement Draft |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kensington, Victoria, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Sandringham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Piano Tuner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, Picardie, Departement de la Somme, France, 27 July 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kensington ANA Flemington Branch No69 Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1751, 22nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement Draft | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1751, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1751, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 1751, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1751 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George Charles and Isabella Wood, of "Belwood"; Abbott St., Sandringham, Victoria. Born at Kensington, Victoria.
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