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John Burt Wood

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Portrait, 2309 John Burt Wood South African uniform, Berry & Co. studio 64 Cuba Street, Wellington. - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, 2309 John Burt Wood South African uniform, Berry & Co. studio 64 Cuba Street, Wellington. …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Burt AWMM
  • Surname
    Wood AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jack AWMM
  • Service number
    South African 2309 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 November 1879 AWMM Wainuiomata, Wellington AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • South African Pre 27 March 1900 AWMM 1 Bellevue Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 12 January 1942 AWMM 1 Bellevue Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Gladys Wood (wife), 1 Bellevue Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Builder/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 8.5 inches AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      dark AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      brown AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      brown AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Elizabeth Ann Wood (nee Burt) and George Wood.

    Husband of Gladys (nee Henry) Wood, father of four children, 3 girls and a boy.

    Originally from Wainuiomata, where his family farmed, and in his adult life in Lower Hutt.

    His family, Burt, were early settlers in the Hutt Valley, Wellington.

    Foundation member of the Hutt Valley Master Builders' Association.

    Served with the National Reserve 1940 - 1942

    SA CC TR RH SA1901

    Father was named George Wood. AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    7 March 1956 AWMM
    Age 76 AWMM
    Lower Hutt, Wellington AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • Cremated at Karori Crematorium, Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
    • Karori Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Obituary: March 1956 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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