WOOD, Cecil William

WOOD,  Cecil William

Full Name: Cecil William

WOOD

Date of Birth: 01

1893

Place of birth: Malvern Hills Worcestershire

England

Occupation: Clerk

Address: 53 Carr Street Perth WA

Next of Kin: Mother- Annie Ada LODER

Next of Kin Address: Holyoake WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 2850

Rank: Lance Corporal

Unit/Division: 51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-07-05

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1915-10-01

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-10-28

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1918-01-29

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24/06/1915- Completed Medical Examination Perth WA
5/07/1915- To 9th Reinforcements 11th Battalion Blackboy Hill WA as Private
1/10/1915- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Hororata ” bound for Egypt
28/10/1915- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia to Overseas Training Base
7/01/1916- To Reinforcements ” B ” Company Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
1/03/1916- Transferred to 51st Battalion Serapeum Egypt
5/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
12/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
19/08/1916- Admitted 1st Australian Receiving Station France ( Illness )
25/08/1916- Rejoined Unit in the field France
26/09/1916- Appointed Lance Corporal
6/11/1916- Billeted Vignacourt France
2/04/1917- Wounded in Action France ( Gunshot Wound Right Femur )
9/04/1917- Admitted Hospital Rouen France ex 3rd Casualty Clearing Station ex 13th Australian Field Ambulance
26/04/1917- Evacuated/Admitted Military Hospital Richmond England ex Rouen France ( Right Leg amputated above Knee )
3/08/1917- Transferred to 2nd Australian Aux Hospital Southall England
1/09/1917- Granted Leave England
15/09/1917- Re-Admitted 2nd AAH Southall ex Leave
13/10/1917- Granted Leave England
21/10/1917- Re-Admitted 2nd AAH ex Leave
1/11/1917- Embarked England aboard ” Anchises ” for Return to Australia
25/12/1917- Disembarked Fremantle WA ex England
29/01/1918- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit ).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/15 Star – No. 1896

British War Medal – No. 4955

Victory Medal – No. 4946.