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WOOD, Percy Walsingham
| Service Number: | 4607 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Adelaide, South Australia, 10 March 1873 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Springbank, South Australia, 6 September 1950, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Section: Eyre North, Path 12N; E/W: E; Grave 32 Interred on 8 September 1950. Grant expires 25 March 2026 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Exeter Semaphore Uniting Church (fmly Wesleyan) Roll of Honour, North Adelaide Public School Roll of Honor, Port Adelaide S.A. Railways Carriage and Wagon Dept. Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4607 | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4607, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4607, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 18 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4607, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
9 September 1916 - Wouned in field accidently - multiple wounds
13 February 1917 - Wounded in action, wounds to the arm and sight
RLS Information
1917 - Joined State Branch
31 March 1924 - Transferred to Prospect Sub Branch; address was 105 Childer Street, Adelaide
Badges: 4259 and S4610 lost
Rootsweb ID: I400015 Birth Record 10 March 1873 in North Adelaide, South Australia
(SA Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 120 Page: 37 District: Ade.)
Father Frederick Walkden WOOD (b.1843 - d.1917 St Paul's Deptford, England), and
Mother Maria Wood (nee McGlynn).
Siblings:
Sister Eugenie Emma Florence Wood - b. 22/8/1869 Brompton, SA
Brother Ernest Frederick Glynn Wood - b. 27/5/1871 Brompton, SA
Sister Elsie May Wood (m. Atkinson) - b. 9/1/1875 North Adelade, SA
Brother Leonard Metham Cope Wood - b. 20/12/1876 North Adelaide, SA
Brother Harold Charles Wood - b. 5/3/1879 in Upper Wakefield, Near Auburn, SA
Brother Frederick Metham Wood - b.8/11/1880 Walkerville, SA
Sister ? (1880's - 1930's)
Brother Horace Walkden Wood - b. 18/9/1889 North Adelaide, SA
Brother Raymond Walkden Wood - b. 27/4/1893 North Adelaide, SA
Wife: Mrs Amelia Jessie Wood (nee Connell), lived at 105A Childers Street, North Adelaide, SA
Son: Ernest Walsingham Wood (b. 23/3/1896 in North Adelaide, SA)
(SA Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 580 Page: 472 District: Ade.)
Service #762
Lance Corporal in 12th Infantry Battalion
7/9/1914 enlisted in WWI in Adelaide, SA
17/9/1914 embarked onboard HMAT A2 Geelong from Outer Harbour, SA
Service #6029
1916 married Mary Louisa Wood (nee Williams), 127 Franklin Street, Adelaide, South Australia
7/9/1914 enlisted
2nd Lieutenant in 27th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
6/11/1916 embarked from Outer Harbour, SA, onboard HMAT A19 Afric
as a Private in 27th Battalion
22/8/1919 Returned to Australia
Daughters - Violet Maud Wood (b. 1917)
Norma Amelia WOOD (b. 4/8/1920 North Adelaide, SA)
1921 - accidental death
Son: Frederick Walkden Wood (b. 16/6/1899 York, Western Australia)
Service #62187
Private in 11th Depot Unit of Supply
18/6/1918 enlisted in WWI in Adelaide SA
6/8/1918 embarked from Outer Harbour, SA, onboard SS Gaika
9/8/1919 returned to Australia
married: Iene Maud Wood (nee Schrader)
children: Robert Frederick Wood; Alan Percival Wood and Betty Irene Kaye (Wood)
8/3/1927 passed away in Adelaide, SA
Buried in: West Terrace Cemetery (general), Adelaide, SA
Section: Eyre North; Path #12N; E/W: E; Site #32 (next to father)
Son: Eric McGlynn Wood (b.31/10/1908 in North Adelaide, SA)
(SA Births 1907 - 1928, Book : 812 Page : 31 District : Ade.
Wife: Kathleen Valeria WOOD (nee RIGNEY)
Service no.: SX1298
Lance Sergeant in 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion
6/11/1939 enlisted into WWII in Adelaide, SA
Returned to Australia
Daughter: Elva Victoria WOOD (b.27/11/1910 North Adelaide, SA)
(SA Births 1907 - 1928, Book : 854 Page : 374 District : Ade.)
Son: Percy Allan WOOD (b. 22/2/1913 North Adelaide, SA)
(SA Births 1907 - 1928, Book :904 Page : 197 District : Ade.)
Son: Alfred Connell WOOD (b.2/6/1915 North Adelaide, SA)
(SA Births 1907 - 1928, Book : 960 Page : 169 District : Ade.)
Percy was described on enlisting as 42yrs 4mths old; married; 5' 7.5" tal; 158 lbs;
medium complexion; brown eyes; turning grey hair; Methodist
6/9/1915 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
appointed Acting Corporal
7/2/1916 embarked from Outer Harbour, SA, onboard HMAT A28 Miltiades
as a Private in 10th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
11/3/1916 disembarked into Suez, Egypt
9/5/1916 embarked for overseas (France), ex Perham downs
23/8/1916 joined 10th Battalion from reinforcements
9/9/1916 multiple gun shot wounds forearm and defective sight
13/9/1916 embarked onboard HS St David, to England, ex Boulogne, France
13/2/1917 Returned to Australia onboard HT Benalla, ex Plymouth, England
18/6/1917 discharged from service
Medals: British War medal (10380) and Victory medal (10311)
6/9/1950 passed away
Buried in: West Terrace Cemetery (general), Adelaide, SA
Section: Eyre North; Path #12N; E/W: E; Site #32
(Grant Expires: 25/03/2026)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 15/7/2016. Lest we forget
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