We remember Algernon George Newcome Wood

We remember Algernon George Newcome Wood

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Timeline

Timeline

1879
birth Warley, Essex United Kingdom Source:8449873 Source:8449858 19th May 1879
1887
education Brentwood School Brentwood, Essex United Kingdom Source:6643173 1887 - 1889
1899
theatres South West Africa :5b Source:8449873 1899 - 1902
1905
service British Army Captain and Adjutant Essex Regiment Source:8449873 14th March 1905
1915
awards Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration Source:8449873 April 1915
1915
service British Army Major Essex Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8449858 April 1915
1915
theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:8449873 25th April 1915
awards Serbian Order of the Eagle Other War Service Award Source:8449873
education Haileybury School Hertfordshire United Kingdom Source:6643173
education Royal Military College Sandhurst United Kingdom Source:8449858
1915
death Killed in Action while smoking his pipe outside of his dugout, he was shot by an Ottoman sniper Gallipoli Turkey Source:7307941 Source:8449858 30th October 1915
burial Azmak Cemetery, Suvla CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Gallipoli Turkey II. A. 14 Source:7307941

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Algernon George Newcome
Initials AGN
Last Name Wood,
Source 7307941
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Essex Regiment Captain and Adjutant
British Army Essex Regiment 1st Battalion Major
Awards
AwardTypeSource
DSO British Award/Decoration
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration
Serbian Order of the Eagle Other War Service Award
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Colonel George Wilding Wood father
Anna Maria C. Wood mother

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission record Stacey27046
Commonwealth war graves website Selena49658
Military archive Selena49658

Multimedia

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Obituary (column 1), The Brentwoodian, Dec 1915 Stacey27046
Obituary (column 2), The Brentwoodian, Dec 1915 Stacey27046
Memorial in Brentwood School chapel Stacey27046
Algernon Selena49658
War grave Selena49658
Wood Memorial in Ingatestone Church, Essex Robert8956

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