WOOD, John Reginald
| Service Number: | 2232 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 March 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Beeston, England, 8 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telegraph Linesman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 20 August 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2232, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2232, Brisbane, Queensland | |
| 12 Jun 1915: |
Embarked
AIF WW1, Private, 2232, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' |
|
| 4 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2232, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7th Machine Gun Company, Polygon Wood | |
| 20 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-08-20 |
Help us honour John Reginald Wood's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography
"THE LATE LIEUT. WOOD, D.C.M.
The following letter was received by Mr. and Mrs. R. Wood, "Roselea," Healesville West, respecting the death of their son, Lieut. J. R. Wood, D.C.M.
"France 6/9/18. You will have heard by this time from official sources, but I thought you would like to hear the gallant conduct which led to his getting the wounds of which he died two days later. He was in charge of two guns, which went forward with the infantry. He was engaging enemy machine guns at point blank range, when a bomb thrown by the enemy, who had crept down in an old trench, landed on his gun. He picked it up and tried to throw it clear, but it burst just as it left his hand, destroying his gun and wounding him in a number of places. He got back to the casualty clearing at Vecquemont, near Corbie, and was operated on, and we thought he was doing well, but he suddenly collapsed and died on 20/8/18 . He is buried in the cemetery attached to the C.C.S. I know that nothing I can say will ease the pain of your loss, but his brother officers join with me in conveying our sympathy with you in the loss of a gallant comrade, who died that Australia might never see her towns and villages in the state of those around which we are now fighting. I am yours sincerely, H. W. Ralston. Lieut.-Colonel." - from the Box Hill Reporter 15 Nov 1918 (nla.gov.au)
Click images to start slideshow.