We remember William Francis Wood

We remember William Francis Wood

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Timeline

Timeline

1882
sibling Walter Day Wood Source:9406901 29th March 1882
1883
sibling Emma Florence Wood Source:9406901 8th June 1883
1884
sibling Elsie Alice Wood Source:9406901 5th June 1884
1886
birth The Mill, Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom Source:9316384 9th March 1886
1891
dates Age 5 Source:9316384 1891
1891
location The Mills, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom parents address Source:9316384 1891
1915
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:9316278 16th November 1915
1917
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:9316318 26th April 1917
1918
dates Age 33 Source:7019256 19th April 1918
service British Army Private 1886 Royal Fusiliers 23rd Battalion Source:9316278
service British Army Sergeant 1886 or SPTS/1886 Royal Fusiliers Won the Military Medal as a stretcher bearer 10th March 1917 Source:9604731
1918
death Killed in Action Nr. Adinfer France Source:7019256 Source:9454670 19th April 1918
burial Sidcup Cemetery Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux Non-War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Sidcup, Kent Pas de Calais United Kingdom France Plot 4 Row H Grave 34 (IV. H. 34) Source:9575320 Source:9454670

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Francis
Initials WF
Last Name Wood,
Source 9604731
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
The Mills, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom parents address known 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 1886 Royal Fusiliers 23rd Battalion Private
British Army 1886 or SPTS/1886 Royal Fusiliers Won the Military Medal as a stretcher bearer 10th March 1917 Sergeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
MM British Award/Decoration
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Frank Wood father
Elizabeth Chappell mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Walter Day Wood brother 29th March 1882
Emma Florence Wood sister 8th June 1883
Elsie Alice Wood sister 5th June 1884

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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
Medal Index Cards Transcription Anne23518
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Anne23518
1st Sportsman's Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 1914-1918 Transcription Guy74824
1st Sportsman's Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 1914-1918 Transcription Guy74824
1st Sportsman's Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 1914-1918 Transcription Guy74824

External Evidence

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WW1 Service Medal and Awards Roll - Royal Fusiliers Diane660
Military Medal Diane660
1891 census of England and Wales Diane660

Multimedia

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Headstone for Wood family grave in Sidcup Cemetery Diane660
Details of headstone of Wood family Diane660
Sergeant William Francis Wood M.M Geoff63575
Birth Certificate of William Francis Wood Geoff63575
The Grave of Serjeant William Francis Wood M.M Geoff63575
Sergt W. F. Wood remembered on Eltham memorial Geoff63575
Private W. F. Wood awarded 'The Military Medal' Geoff63575

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