Timeline Context
1837 Queen Victoria; 1901 King Edward VII; 1910 King George V; 1936 King Edward VIII; 1936 King George VI; 1952 Queen Elizabeth II
1850 Taiping Rebellion; 1853-1856 Crimean War; 1899-1902 Boer War; 1914-1918 WW1; 1939-1945 WW2
1690-1730 Golden Age of Pirates; 1735-1749 Hawkhurst Gang; 1817-1826 Aldington Gang.
Family Sheet Links & Information
Name | Birth | Birthplace | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 |
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George Wood | 1873 | Smarden | Smarden [d] | Caterham [k] Butcher |
South Africa 5th Dragoon Guards |
Romsey Motorman Tramways |
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Louisa Emily Margaret Wood (Norris) | 1887 | Portsea | Portsea | Romsey Household duties |
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Frank Wood | 1917 | Romsey | Romsey | ||||||||
George Wood | 1919 | Southhampton | Romsey | ||||||||
Phyllis Wood | 1921 | Romsey | Romsey |
Address Key
[d] | Luckhurst, Smarden |
[k] | School House, Caterham |
Military Record
George Wood Army Career
Date | Event |
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Enlisted 1897 | @ Canterbury. 5’8” tall, 144 lb, grey eyes, dark brown hair, 2 small scars on fore finger of right hand. Trade - Butcher |
29th jan 1897 | Joined 4th Dragoon Guards |
1899-1902 | South Africa Campaign |
1st april 1901 | transferred 5th Dragoon Guards. No.4656 |
17th aug 1901 | promoted lance corporal |
8th jan 1904 | promoted corporal |
8th june 1904 | transferred to army reserve |
5th aug 1914 | mobalised army reserve |
9th aug 1914 | 1st reserve cav reg |
10th June 1915 | transferred to ASC remount depot, romsey, hants |
21st dec 1917 | discharged. |
Medals:
Queens S.A. Medal, clasp – Defence of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Elandslaagte
Kings S.A. Medal, clasps – SA01, SA02
Next of Kin: Father – Horace Wood, Hales Place, High Halden
Brother – Frank Wood, 4th Dragoon Guards
5th Dragoon Guards
Notes
Louisa Emily M. Norris born dec 1887, Portsea, 2b, 436 } FreeBMD
George Wood married Louisa Emily M. Norris, dec 1914, I Wight, 2b, 1484 } FreeBMD