George Arthur WOOD

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Service Number:	2658
Enlisted:	1 August 1916, Claremont, Tas
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Battery Point State School, Hobart, Tasmania
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	Killed in action, France, 26 April 1918
Cemetery:	Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 15
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Tasmanian Amateur Athletics Association

1 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2658, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2658, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
26 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 40th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Killed in action near Mericourt l'Abbe.

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