"Harry" Henry Ernest WOOD
Born 1888 in Chislehurst, Kent, England [30]
Son of farmer Edward Henry WOOD and Elizabeth WOOD [20] [21] [30]
Resided with his parents and siblings Edward, Lucy, Frederick, Frank, Hilda and Louisa on Botany Bay Lane in Chislehurst [20]
Labourer in Winchester, Western Australia in 1916 [50]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in Perth on 14 March 1916 [30: item 1916413]
When he enlisted he gave his address as 66 George Street, West Perth [30]
Upon enlistment he was 5 feet 6½ inches tall, weighed 132 pounds and had grew eyes, brown hair and a tanned complexion [30]
He was appointed to the 3rd Reinforcements of the 51st Battalion at Blackboy Hill in the Perth hills on 29 April 1916 [30]
Embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. A48 Seang Bee on 18 July 1916 [30]
After further training in England he was transferred to the 44th Battalion and proceeded to France on 25 November 1916 [30]
Private 2021 in the Australian Imperial Force's 44th Battalion in France during the First World War [30]
Wounded in Action in France on 9 June 1917 and after a period of hospitalisation rejoined his unit on 20 August 1917 [30]
Wounded in Action in France 4 October 1917 and was invalided to England with a shell wound to his right forearm [30]
Received treatment at the Northampton War Hospital after which he was returned to Australia due to being medically unfit [30]
Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force in Perth on 2 September 1918; received the British War Medal & Victory Medal [30]
Labourer of 260 Guildford Road in the Perth suburb of Maylands in 1925 [50]
Labourer in Darlington in 1936 [50]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Inglewood [2]
Died 20 March 1980; ashes dispersed at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Henry Ernest Wood' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 April 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/henry-ernest-wood [reference list] |
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