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WOOD, Bert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1177 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds - as Prisoner of War, Tchappa Hospital, Constantinople, Turkey, 19 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Haidar Pasha Cemetery, Istanbul, Turkey Plot 11, Row K, Grave 2, Haidar Pasha Cemetery, Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Marmara Region, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1177, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1177, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1177, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1177, 14th Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds to the arms and legs | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Imprisoned ANZAC / Gallipoli, Take Prisoner of War while wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harry C and Annie Wood of 11 Bell Street, Elsternwick, Vic. previously of 117 Hope Street, South Yarra, Vic. Brother of Charles Wood of Barrow Street, Coburg, Vic.
Husband of Hannah Louisa Conway of Coolangatta, QLD father of Edna Wood.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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