ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

WOOD, Richard Henry

WOOD, Richard Henry

Full Name: Richard Henry

WOOD

Date of Birth: 01

–

1897

Place of birth: Donnybrook

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Donnybrook WA

Next of Kin: Mother-Georgina Wood

Next of Kin Address: Donnybrook WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 2472

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-07-24

Enlistment Location: Bunbury

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-10-13

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-11-06

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres France

Age at Death: 19

Burial Location: inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial-No known grave

28/07/1915-To No. 1 Depot Battalion as Private
16/09/1915-To 28th Battalion 5th Reinforcements
2/03/1916-Admitted 4th Aux Hospital Abbassia Egypt ( Mumps )
16/03/1916-Joined 51st Battalion in the Field Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
12/06/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
15/08/1916-Reported “MISSING IN ACTION” Pozieres France
15/08/1916-Reported KILLED IN ACTION Pozieres, France ( Court of Enquiry Held 23/04/1917 ).

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star- Medal No. 23390

British War Medal – No. 21922

Victory Medal – No. 21846

Memorial Plaque/Scroll- No. 323357.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Donnybrook War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 154

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.