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Record #23169
Name :
: John Thomas WOOD (1895 - 1915)
  aka : Private Wood


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 22 Mar 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 23 Apr 1915   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Langemarck
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Apr 1904
Country
: United States of America

Ship
: Southwark

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private John Thomas Wood.

John Thomas Wood sailed from Liverpool, England aboard the Southwark, and arrived in Mar 1904 in Portland, Maine care of Barnardo Homes at the age of 14 years. His brother Fred traveled with him, but the two were separated upon arrival.

John Thomas Wood was born in Birmingham, England on 22 Mar 1895. His Next of Kin was listed as his Mother, Mrs. M Wood of Tampey Lakes, Wellington, England. His occupation was a Buffer. 5'6" in height with blue eyes and light brown hair, he had a tattoo of a heart with laurels and 'good luck' on his right forearm. He had three vaccination marks on his left arm. Religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was killed in the area of Langemarck, West Flanders, Belgium. He is buried at Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

The Canadian Virtual War Memorial states John was the son of Thomas and Jane Wood, of "The Ash Beds," Withington, Hereford, England.

Find A Grave Memorial# 20735106 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-08 10:25:47 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-08 10:27:01 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4934 WOOD, Albert1915ENG,    , Wallasey Mar 1925 : Aurania CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
19167 WOOD, Alexander John1903ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16873 WOOD, Alfred1894ENG,     Oct 1901 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
19274 WOOD, Alfred1874 Apr 1883 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
2742 WOOD, Ann1879ENG, HAM, Alverstoke May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
13918 WOOD, Annie1878ENG,     Oct 1887 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
2741 WOOD, Bessie Alice1872ENG, HAM, Portsea Aug 1886 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
16872 WOOD, Caroline1899ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12439 WOOD, Dennis1891ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
14787 WOOD, Doris Emma1909ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1922 : Montcalm CAN Middlemore  
7918 WOOD, Edgar L1914ENG,    , Stroud Mar 1930 : Baltic CAN Canadian Government Scheme  
6193 WOOD, Emily1882ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
7767 WOOD, Emily1865ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
19039 WOOD, Esther1901ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
20398 WOOD, Frederick1892ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
27082 WOOD, Frederick1916ENG, LAN Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
15437 WOOD, Hannah1869ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
8948 WOOD, Henry1917ENG,    , Southborough Apr 1931 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
15623 WOOD, Henry A ENG,     - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
13115 WOOD, Hugh1888ENG,     Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
25986 WOOD, Ivy1920 Nov 1929 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21450 WOOD, James1901SCT, BAN, Alva Mar 1915 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
10726 WOOD, Jane1866ENG,     Jan 1880 : Peruvian CAN Maria Rye  
15874 WOOD, Jane1874SCT,     Jun 1886 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
6821 WOOD, John 1862SCT,     Jul 1875 : Waldensian CAN MacPherson Homes  
21957 WOOD, John1890ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
25952 WOOD, John Arthur1912 Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23169 WOOD, John Thomas1895ENG, WAR, Birmingham Apr 1904 : Southwark USA Barnardos  
26583 WOOD, Joseph1895ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26398 WOOD, Joseph Frederick1924ENG,     Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5044 WOOD, Leslie1916ENG,    , Amberley Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
12378 WOOD, Lily1907ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
16237 WOOD, Lily Ivy Agnes1897ENG,    , Kingston-on-Hull May 1911 : Tunisian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
9580 WOOD, Margaret1893ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
15473 WOOD, Mary1875ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
18365 WOOD, Mary1884ENG,     Oct 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
19483 WOOD, Maud1879ENG,     Aug 1885 : Sardinian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19102 WOOD, May Victoria1897ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
19894 WOOD, R1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
8729 WOOD, Raymond1915ENG,     Mar 1930 : Nova Scotia CAN Salvation Army  
16845 WOOD, Robert 1897ENG,     Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
23077 WOOD, Robert1896ENG,     Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
27083 WOOD, Roland1918ENG, WAR, Coventry Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20525 WOOD, Ruth1895 May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
22455 WOOD, Stanley1913ENG,     Aug 1929 : Duchess of Bedford CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
7972 WOOD, Thomas A1914ENG,    , Stone Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
3001 WOOD, Victor1902ENG,     May 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
24667 WOOD, William1898 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
21451 WOOD, William Gordon1904ENG,    , Norfolk Mar 1915 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
2737 WOOD, William John1874ENG, HAM, Alverstoke Jul 1885 : Peruvian CAN Barnardos  
16871 WOOD, Winnifred1898ENG,     May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  51 Entries