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WOOD, Archie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 781 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Glen Innes Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France Panel 3, VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 781, Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 781, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 781, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
11 December 1915 - Disembarked Suez
16 June 1916 - Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force
23 June 1916 - Disembarked Marseilles,
Eye witness reports:
I was with Private Wood when he was wounded. His wound was very serious, but I cannot tell you whether he died. I would not have given much for his chance of living. He was wounded in the head, a bullet entered through his left eye and out of his head at the back. When I saw him last he was struggling with a fellow for possession of a rifle.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal