In Memory Of
WOOD, HENRY STEWART
Service Details
Age:
20
Date of Birth:
1898-03-11
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
3rd Bn.
Regiment:
Dorsetshire Regiment
Date of Death:
1918-08-11
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, at Damery Wood
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
III. A. 19
Cemetery:
BOUCHOIR NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
Localitly:
Somme
Country:
France
Additional Information
Decorations:
M C
Citations:
LG Sup 24 September 1918 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in command of a fighting patrol. Coming in contact with a strong enemy patrol he shot the leading man and brought rapid fire to bear on the remainder, who were driven off. Under heavy rifle and machinegun fire he then collected his party and brought them back together with the wounded man whom he had shot. He showed great coolness and able leadership."
Son of Mrs. Anna Wood, of "Ravenswood," 128, Hatfield St. Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa, and the late Henry Wood. Born at Grahamstown.
