Wood, Harry –

Son of the late James and Mary Ann Alice Wood; husband of Emily Louisa Wood (nee Thomas), of 10, Charles Rupert Street, Bolton, Lancashire, formerly of 18, Latham Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed as a tramcar conductor for the Bolton Corporation Tramways. Enlisted September 1914. Died from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Personal details

  • Surname: Wood
  • Forename: Harry
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 28
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 20th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lance Corporal
  • Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 14852
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: III. D. 45.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 01/09/1916 01/09/1916 29/12/1916 24/08/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5h 6a* S21* 6h
  • Bolton Chronicle: 07/12/1917 14/12/1917

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