Height: 6' Weight: 11st 8lb
Chest: 35" - 37" Complexion: Fair
Hair: Brown Eyes: Grey
Declared age on enlistment: 52 years
Entered camp: 3 July 1940
NOK: Mrs Anastasia Mary Wood (wife), Vogel St, Shannon
Any use of this item must be accompanied by the credit “Adopt an Anzac Project”
| Date of birth: | 9 February 1888 |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Last known residence: | Vogel St, Shannon |
| Cause of death: | Accident |
| Place of death: | Linton |
| Buried where: | Shannon Cemetery |
| Marriage date: | 1920 |
| Place of marriage: | New Zealand |
| Spouses name: | Anastasia Mary (née Lynch) |
| Date of death: | 13 October 1940 |
| Children: | 2 children |
| Fathers name: | Tom |
| Place of birth: | Wainuiomata, Wellington, NZ |
| Mothers name: | Mary Ann (née Dick) |
| Siblings: | William Albert, Annie Maria, John, Jessie Isabel, Bertha Louise, Mary Margaret, Thomas Arnold, Norman (killed WW1), Evelyn Nancy, and Kathleen Sarah |
| Surname: | WOOD |
| War memorial: | Not recorded Locally |
| Place enlisted: | Palmerston North |
| Christian names: | Edward George |
| Wars: | WW1 & WW11 |
| Service number: | 23/327 |
| Date enlisted: | 5 July 1940 |
| Final rank: | Training Sergeant |
| Regiment or service: | Guards Vital Points Home Guard |
| Awards: | (1914-15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal - WW1); The War Medal 1939-45; The NZ War Service Medal |
