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WOOD, Harry Vasey
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Melbourne College, Melbourne University |
| Occupation: | Dentist |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 2 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie VII L 6 |
| Memorials: | Box Hill Shire of Nunawading War Memorial, Moonee Ponds Methodist Church HB, Shire of Nunawading Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, SN Officer, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James Edwin and Marion Wood. Native of Ballarat, Victoria
LIEUTENANT H. V. WOOD.
Amongst the casualties in the latest list appears the name of Lieut. H. V. Wood, killed in action in France. Lieut. Wood, who was a promising young dentist, enlisted as a private in 1915. When a sergeant, he was sent to the Bendigo camp. He received his commission in March, 1916, and was then transferred to the 39th Battalion, then training at Ballarat.
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