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Personal data

• Name
• Initials
• Vorname
• Place of birth Kansas City
• Land U.S.A.
• Family Son of Robert Whitney Wood and Lillie Collins Wood, of Kansas City, U.S.A.; two brothers, Robert (also in the U.S.A. Army) and Edward; a sister, Julia
• Profession U.S.A. Army soldier

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment March 1915, Ottawa
• Rank Captain
• Regiment and unit 16th Bn. Manitoba Regiment (Canadian Scottish)
• Other data related to military career Gold medal with the U.S.A. Army; quit U.S.Army in December 1914 to join Canadian Regiment; wounded twice

Death

• Wounded after having gone through the Germin first line and on his way to the second line
• Type of wounds Died of machine gun wounds
• Died at the age of 29
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery VI - A - 29

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