George's Tree

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
George Wood 1873 Smarden Smarden [d] Caterham [k]
Butcher
South Africa
5th Dragoon Guards
Romsey
Motorman Tramways
Louisa Emily Margaret Wood (Norris) 1887 Portsea Portsea Romsey
Household duties
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

George Wood Army Career

Date Event
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


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