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WOOD, Francis Irvine

Service Number:	4708
Enlisted:	12 November 1917, Enlisted at Warragal, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	8th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Sale, Victoria, Australia, 1900
Home Town:	Cowwarr, Wellington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Illness (Malaria), Damascus, 10 October 1918
Cemetery:	Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria Row D, Grave 59 Chaplain Joe Best officiated, Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Damascus, Syria
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowwarr Christ Church Honour Roll, Cowwarr Roll of Honor, Rosedale Shire Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

12 Nov 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4708, Enlisted at Warragal, Victoria, Australia
30 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 4708, Light Horse Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
30 Apr 1918:	Embarked Private, 4708, Light Horse Reinforcements, SS Port Darwin, Sydney
10 Oct 1918:	Involvement Trooper, 4708, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4708 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-10-10

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal