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William Wood

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Harry and Annie Wood; husband of Ruth Ethelwynne Wood, of Cambridge, Auckland, New Zealand.

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NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Mr and Mrs Harry Wood, of Hamilton Road, have received cabled advice that their only son, Driver William Wood, has been killed in a motoring accident in the Middle East. Driver Wood was 32 years of age. He left for overseas early in 1940. He was educated at the Huntly Primary School and the Hamilton High School. Four years ago he married Miss Ruth Speight, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Speight, of Thornton Road. There is one son."

[Waikato Times, Volume 130, Issue 21680, 17 March 1942, Page 4]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12654
Name:
William Wood
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Army Service Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental death
Date of Death:
07 March 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Suez War Memorial Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
1. F. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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