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We remember Robert Smith Wood
We remember Robert Smith Wood
Timeline
Timeline
birth
United Kingdom
Source:7198200
1915
service
British Army
Corporal
2398
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)
Source:8487565
2nd May 1915
1915
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:4855955
2nd May 1915
1915
hospitalisation
Wounded - shrapnel wound side severe
Hospital/Institution
Source:8497335
16th June 1915
1915
service
British Army
Serjeant
2398
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)
Source:8487565
16th June 1915
1917
commission
Source:4855955
26th July 1917
1917
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Royal Scots
2nd Battalion
Source:8487244
26th July 1917 - 24th November 1917
service
British Army
Corporal
290568
Royal Highlanders
Source:4855955
location
Doune Terrace, Kelty
United Kingdom
Source:8497335
1917
death
Died of wounds
Source:7198200
Source:8487244
24th November 1917
burial
Pas de Calais
France
Source:7198200
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Robert Smith |
| Initials | RS |
| Last Name | Wood |
| Source | 4855955 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doune Terrace, Kelty | United Kingdom |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 290568 | Royal Highlanders | Corporal | ||
| British Army | 2398 | Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) | Serjeant | |
| British Army | 2398 | Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) | Corporal | |
| British Army | Royal Scots | 2nd Battalion | Second Lieutenant |
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Fife3190 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| War Diary of the 1/7th Royal Highlanders | Fife3190 | |
| Commissioned as temp 2nd Lt - London Gazette | Fife3190 | |
| Article "Fife Men in Casualty List" | Fife3190 |
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