Robert William WOOD

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Service Number:	2899
Enlisted:	17 October 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Pirie, South Australia, September 1896
Home Town:	Whyalla (Formerly Hummock's Hill), Whyalla, South Australia
Schooling:	Solomontown Public School and Port Pirie School of Mines
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Died of wounds, London, England, United Kingdom, 23 October 1918
Cemetery:	Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, The South Australian National War Memorial, Whyalla Roll of Honour, Whyalla WW1 War Memorial

17 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2899, Adelaide, South Australia
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2899, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2899, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide
13 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2899, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres
26 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2899, 43rd Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", 2nd occasion - Gas
22 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2899, 43rd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", 3rd occasion - GSW (arms)

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