From: http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/2visiting/tourasia.html




Ironic that he passed away eventually at the scene of his WW1 service.



His details from the First World War Embarkation Roll:

William Basil Wood
Service number: 1324

Rank: Private

Roll title: 17 Infantry Battalion (May 1915)

Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918

Date of embarkation: 12 May 1915

Place of embarkation: Sydney

Ship embarked on: HMAT Themistocles

Ship number: A32

more info on basil woods

Amazing!

Is he actually interred there, or is it a memorial plaque?
It's just that the word grave was used and I am now intrigued.

Cheers,
Blair

Thanks for the feedback.

So it was Basil Wood Bourne not Basil Wood.

From the AWM

Basil Wood Bourne
Service number: 1934

Rank: Corporal

Roll title: 3 FAB [Field Artillery Brigade] (September 1914)

Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918

Date of embarkation: 20 October 1914

Place of embarkation: Hobart

Ship embarked on: HMAT Geelong

Ship number: A2


Later Lieutnant with 4th Division Artillery,returned to Australia 16/10/1918.