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WOOD, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5246 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 December 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Edwardstown, Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Norwood Public School |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 13 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Marion District Roll of Honour WW1, Norwood St Bartholomew's Anglican Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5246, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5246, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5246, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE A. WOOD.
Mrs. W. Wood, of New-street, Plympton, has been advised by cable that her son Arthur, aged 22, was killed on December 12 in France. Before enlisting he was engaged in farming on the West Coast for four years and was loved by all who knew him. His father is on active service and is at the present moment ill in a hospital in London." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 20 Jan 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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