Canadian Army Veterinary Corps
Thomas Zachary WOODS
Captain
Died 9 April 1916 · Aged 52*
Age discrepancy: This entry follows CWGC and Veterans Affairs Canada, which record Woods as 52. The earlier biographical entry gives 47 and a birth on 22 June 1868. The official records give his birthplace as near Brantford, Ontario; the earlier entry gives Lakefield. No original birth record has been inspected to resolve these differences.
CWGC — Thomas Zachary Woods · Veterans Affairs Canada — Thomas Zachary Woods
His story
Captain Thomas Zachary Woods was born in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada, on 22 June 1868.
Thomas Woods served in the Boer War in South Africa and enlisted in the Canadian Army on 19 September 1914.
He arrived in France on 1 April 1915 and was posted as a veterinarian to the Headquarters Divisional Train. He was later transferred to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Divisional Train.
On 4 April 1916, he was wounded by a shell and suffered serious injuries to his hand and a compound fracture of the left femur. He died from these wounds on 9 April 1916.
Captain Woods was buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery near Ypres.
Photographs and documents
Before the war
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Date of Birth
- 22 June 1868
- Place of Birth
- Lakefield, Ontario, Canada
Military service
- Last Rank
- Captain
- Regiment/Service
- Canadian Army Veterinary Corps
- Secondary Regiment
- 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade
- Secondary Unit
- Headquarters
- First Theatre of War
- France 01 April 1915
Medals and commemoration
- Name on RCVS Honour Board
- No
- Name In Officers who died in Great War
- No
- Medals and Awards
- British War Medal 1914-1918; Victory Medal
Death and burial
- Date of Death
- 9 April 1916
- Age at Death
- 52*
- Place of Death
- France
- Cause of Death
- Died of shell wounds to hand and fracture to femur
- Cemetery
- Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
- Location
- Belgium
- Grave Reference
- V.A.17
- Commonwealth War Grave
- Yes - CWGC Headstone
- Emblem or Badge on Headstone
- Canadian Maple Leaf
Connected men
- John ELLISAlso buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
- Harry GLASSPOOLAlso buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
- Alexander SMITHAlso buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Veterans Affairs Canada — Thomas Zachary Woods
- Record of Captain Wood's death — reproduced document
- Record of Captain Wood's death — reproduced document
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Thomas Zachary Woods”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/thomas_zachary_woods/.
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