We remember William Wood

We remember William Wood

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Timeline

Timeline

1887
sibling Frank Wood Source:8524168 1887
1890
birth Alsager Cheshire United Kingdom Source:8524326 1890
1893
sibling Arthur Wood Source:8524164 1893
1894
sibling Myrtle Annie Wood Source:8524164 1894
1898
sibling Helen Jane Wood Source:8524164 1898
1904
sibling Jennie Wood Source:8524164 1904
1911
employment Butcher's assistant Alsager, Cheshire United Kingdom Source:8524164 April 1911
1911
location Crewe Road, Alsager, Cheshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8524164 April 1911
1914
enlistment Burslem, Staffordshire United Kingdom Source:8524168 31st August 1914
1914
service British Army Private 8758 North Staffordshire Regiment 4th Battalion Source:8524168 31st August 1914 - 28th November 1914
1914
service British Army Private 14589 North Staffordshire Regiment 11th Battalion Source:8524168 28th November 1914 - 26th October 1915
1915
hospitalisation Scabies Hospital/Institution Source:8524168 31st May 1915 - 7th June 1915
1915
service British Army Private 14589 North Staffordshire Regiment 7th Battalion Source:8524168 26th October 1915 - 24th April 1916
1915
theatres Mesopotamia :6b Source:8524168 26th October 1915 - 24th April 1916
1916
death Died of wounds Gunshot wounds. Moved to hospital transport ship Blosse Lynch where he died. He was buried in Amara on the left bank of the Tigris Hospital Ship Blosse Lynch Iraq Source:7299936 Source:8524168 24th April 1916
burial Amara War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Amara Iraq VI. E. 6. Source:7299936

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Wood
Source 4857606
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Crewe Road, Alsager, Cheshire United Kingdom parents address known April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 14589 North Staffordshire Regiment 11th Battalion Private
British Army 14589 North Staffordshire Regiment 7th Battalion Private
British Army 8758 North Staffordshire Regiment 4th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Jane Wood mother
William Wood father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Arthur Wood brother 1893
Myrtle Annie Wood sister 1894
Helen Jane Wood sister 1898
Jennie Wood sister 1904
Frank Wood brother 1887
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
sallow blue brown
DateHeightSource
1914-08-31 5'6"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1914-08-31 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Rob23648
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Rob23648
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Rob23648
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Rob23648
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Rob23648

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Multimedia

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North Staffs Rgt Rob23648
William Wood Rob23648
William Wood cheryl74758
Alsager Football Team Rob23648

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