WOOD, Ronald Sinclair
Service Number: | 1542EA |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
Born: | Port Augusta, South Australia, 29 January 1883 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Mount Gambier Grammar School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Engineering Student |
Died: | German U-Boat torpedoed ship, At sea , 11 March 1915, aged 32 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Named on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, England - Panel 14. |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
11 Mar 1915: | Involvement 1542EA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
1542EA ENGINE ROOM ARTIFICER - H.M.S. “BAYANO” ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE
Biography contributed by Heather Ernszt
Born Ronald Sinclair WOOD on 29 th January 1883 at Port Augusta to parents Alexander Sinclair WOOD and Marion FAWSSETT
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Ronald Sinclair Wood was born at Port Augusta, South Australia on 29th January, 1883 to parents Alexander Sinclair-Wood & Marion Sinclair-Wood (nee Fawssett).
He attended Mount Gambier Grammar School, South Australia.
At the outbreak of World War 1 Ronald Sinclair Wood joined the Royal Naval Reserve. He had been studying Engineering in England. He was given a service number of 1542 EA & joined H.M.S. Bayano.
Engine Room Artificer Ronald Sinclair Wood was listed as missing from H.M.S. Bayano which sunk on 11th March, 1915 as a direct result of enemy action. His body was not recovered for burial.
He is named on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, England as he has no grave.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/chatham.html