Private Horace Albert Wood

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Wood, Horace Albert

Date of birth: 1878-12-09

Place of birth: Staffordshire England

Next of kin: Selina Wood, wife. 295 Boon Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Marital status: married

Occupation (attested): Blacksmith

Occupation (normalized): Blacksmith, General

Address: 295 Boon Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Religion: Church of England

Date of death: 1919-05-24

Cause of death: Died of illness

Buried: Prospect Cemetery, 272

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 237457

Highest Rank: Private

Rank detail

Private (Army). 1918-09-10 ?
Private, 75th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-04-04 to 1918-09-10
Private (Army). 1918-01-22 to 1918-04-04
Private (Army). 1917-07-26 to 1918-01-22
Private, 75th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-17 to 1917-07-26
Private (Army). 1917-04-08 to 1917-05-17
Private (Army). 1916-04-10 to 1917-04-08

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Battle wounded/killed: Wounded September 4, 1918

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 426313

LAC ID: 326261

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B10533-S045

Uploader's Notes:

Son of Horace Wood and Nancy Wood (nee Pank) of Dudley, Worcestershire, England; husband of Selina Wood (nee Matthews) married 1901 of 311 Boon Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Died of tuberculosis attributed to his service

Uploader's Research notes:

204th Battalion Nominal Roll

Death card found here

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 204th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion A Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Central Ontario Regimental Depot Private Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Central Ontario Regimental Depot ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2021-11-24