Private/GunnerArthur Wood

Royal Marines

Arthur Abraham Wood was born on 1 November 1885, at 22 Chatham Hill, in Chatham. He was the fifth of Frederick Louis Wood's thirteen children, and remained in Britain when his parents emigrated to Canada in 1905. -- Was a Royal Marine in World War One. Served at sea, fought at the Battle of Jutland. Survived the war. -- Married after the war, had two daughters and a son (who was an RAF pilot in World War Two). -- Settled in Woolwich (S. London), worked at the General Post Office there. -- Died in his seventies, abt. 1960.

22 Chatham Hill (burnt out)

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