WOOD, John Arthur
| Service Number: | 393 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom, 27 January 1876 |
| Home Town: | Laidley, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 393, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 393, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 20 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 393, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 3 p. 60, notes discharged in South Africa from 20 May 1902 awaiting passage to England, leaving Cape Town 21 Apr 1902 aboard Britannic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When John Arthur Wood enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as his father James William Wood, Mt Berryman, Laidley. In his Boer War Dossier, held by National Archives, it notes he was born on 27 Jan 1876 at Huddersfield, England.
In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 3 p. 60, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his father Mr. J. W. Wood, Laidley. It also notes he was discharged in South Africa awaiting passage to England, leaving Cape Town on 21 Apr 1902 aboard Britannic.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 501; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 3 p. 60; National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier).
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