British Army Veterinary Corps
James William WOOD
Shoeing Smith Corporal
Died 28 September 1918 · Aged 32
His story
James William Wood worked as a blacksmith.
He was recorded living in Smarden in 1911.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wood, of Pluckley, Kent; husband of Alice Mary Wood, of 19, Victoria Avenue, Northdown, Margate. Born at Smarden, Ashford, Kent.
He served as a shoeing smith corporal in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/5648. His recorded unit was 11th Section.
He died on 28 September 1918, aged 32. His recorded cemetery or memorial is Bralo British Cemetery.
His Find a Grave memorial records that he was born at Smarden, Kent, and died of pneumonia.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Blacksmith
- Residence recorded
- Smarden
- Family
- Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wood, of Pluckley, Kent; husband of Alice Mary Wood, of 19, Victoria Avenue, Northdown, Margate. Born at Smarden, Ashford, Kent.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Shoeing Smith Corporal
- Service number
- SE/5648
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- 11th Section
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 28 September 1918
- Age
- 32
- Cemetery or memorial
- Bralo British Cemetery
- Grave reference
- 29.
Connected men
- Robert Bowes COCKBURNAlso buried at Bralo British Cemetery
- Charles William JAMESAlso buried at Bralo British Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 389
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “James William Wood”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/wood-james-william-se-5648/.
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