WOOD, Donald Anthony
| Service Number: | NX72832 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 April 1941, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yenda, New South Wales, Australia , 24 February 1921 |
| Home Town: | Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouse Assistant |
| Died: | Presumed, Malaya, 10 February 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery Sp mem 32 A 19 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Griffith Cenotaph, Yenda WW2 War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX72832 | |
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| 9 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX72832, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Paddington, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Anthony Barclay Chapman Wood and Frances Elizabeth Wood, of Yenda, New South Wales, Australia.
EVER REMEMBERED
The Area News, 9 April, 1946
It was with much regret that the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. ABC Wood learned last week that official word had been received that their eldest son, Pte. Donald Anthony Wood, posted missing as from Feburary 1942, was now presumed to be dead. Don was last heard of in Singapore when it fell. Efforts to locate him from returning POW's only confirmed the official message.
Born in Yenda 23 years ago, Don spent the biggest part of his life here, endearing himself to all who knew him. Sympanthy is expressed by all to his parents who have waited such a long to to hear of him.
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