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WOOD, Leofric
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2049 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 January 1915, Enlisted at Northam, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Somerset, England, United Kingdom, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Northam, Northam, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness (Dysentery), At sea (HS Neuralia), 2 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain C. Dobson officiated Panel 34, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Northam Fallen |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2049, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Northam, WA | |
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| 29 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2049, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2049, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of Frederic Wood and Amy Elizabeth Wood nee Pizey of Wrington, Somerset, England. Brother of Hilderic Wood of Tammin, Western Australia and Godric Wood
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal