Sydney Francis WOOD

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Service Number:	3755
Enlisted:	6 March 1916, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, United Kingdom, 1892
Home Town:	Netherdale, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 28 April 1918
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row O, Grave 21, Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll

6 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3755, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
19 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 3755, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 3755, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane
18 Feb 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, In the field
5 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3755, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Died of wounds
5 Apr 1918:	Imprisoned Taken prisoner while wounded and died in German hands
28 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 3755, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3755 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-28

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Husband of Hannah Wood of 4 John Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane, QLD

Died while Prisoner of War.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal