William Jolm Wood
W. J. Wood was a transport driver with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire 2/4th Battalion. He served at Ypres. During his service he was shot in the leg and has itching leg many years later. He survived the war and went on to father six children. He was described by his family as a strict man with a hard life, but fair, good and hard-working.
War and victory medals
demobilisation paper
spurs
newspaper cuttings
cards
standing orders
Other
Transport
Spurs
Front
Official document
What Every Soldier Should Know
Trench Life
Manual for soldiers
Soldier's Manual
What Every Soldier Should Know Manual
CONTRIBUTOR
NWood
DATE
1914 - 1918
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
38
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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