Robert William WOOD

WOOD, Robert William

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: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Whyalla Roll of Honour, Whyalla WW1 War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

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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