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Norman Harold WOOD

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Date of birth18 February 1892
Date of death08 May 1915
Mothers nameMary (née Dick)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers date of birthabt 1853
Mothers date of death13 August 1939
Fathers date of birthabt 1852
Fathers nameTom Wood
Fathers place of birthKirby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England
Parents date of marriage1875
Parents place of marriageWainuiomata, Wellington
Fathers date of death16 July 1938
SiblingsWilliam Albert (b 1876, m 1904 Buck) Annie Maria (1877, m 1898 Gill, d 1924), John James (b 1878, d 1957) Jessie Isabel (b 1880, m 1900 Mason, d 1954), Bertha Louise (b 1881, m 1903 Dalzell, d 1962) Mary Margaret (b 1885, m 1909 Shearman, d 1951), Thomas Arnold (b 1887, m 1911 Ruff, d 1966) Edward George (b 1888, m 1920 Lynch, d 1940), Kathleen Sarah (b 1895, m 1916 Berquist, d 1982) Nancy Evelyn (b 1895, m 1917 McCarthy, d 1962)
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Cause of deathKilled in action
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Last known residenceMakerua
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Gallipoli Medallion
Place of birthOtaki, New Zealand
OccupationFlax hand
Place of deathThe Daisy Patch, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of arrival overseas03 December 1914
Theatres of warGallipoli 1914-15
Place of embarkationWellington on 'Arawa'
SurnameWOOD
War memorialShannon
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesNorman Harold
Place of arrival overseasEgypt
Overseas memorialTwelve Tree Copse NZ Memorial
SchoolWaikanae 1898 - 1900; Shannon 26 August 1901 - 14 May 1906 then to work
WarsWW1
Service number10/554
ReligionC of E
Date enlisted1 August 1914
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service7 Wellington West Coast Coy, Wgtn Infantry Bn, Main Body
Embarkation date14 October 1914
User reference7.47

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The birthdate is May 1892 on attestation form.

NOK: Tom WOOD, Shannon.

Died aged 23 years.

Declared age on enlistment: 23 years.

Hair: Nearly Black Eyes: W. Brown

Height: 5' 10" Complexion: Medium

Weight: 140lb Chest: 32" - 36"

Last Employer: Dalziell Mills, Makerua.

Previous Military History: C Coy 7th Regt 31/2 years, Palmerston North Guards.

Parents buried Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North

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