Name
William Edgar Wood
Born
1897
Birth Place
Dudley, England
Occupation
Cabinet maker - Bogdon and Gross, Walkerton bandmaster
Religion
Presbyterian
Died
1955-05-07
Death Place
Hwy 86 Tralee intersection seven miles southeast of Listowel
Death
Killed in car accident
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Service Record 2
Service Record 3
Highest Rank
Corporal 1940-07
Conflict
Battalion
11th Field Ambulance, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
Visit the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre's Online Collections, through the link below, for more information related to this soldier.
Online Collections Link
Notes
Served in WWI with the British Army. Also known as Ed. W. Wood. Location at Walkerton Cemetery: Plot # 803 Row 17 Section S/W.Sources & Links
- (a) Community enlistments, Second Great War photograph album, BCM&CC A2016.089.002.- (b) “Walkerton Public Cemetery (257) Branch Veteran’s Photo Gallery & Veterans of WWI & WWII that moved into the Community” BCM&CC, A2022.003.001
- (c) Also see Obituary in The Walkerton Herald-Times, May 12, 1955; (d) "Walkerton Bandmaster Killed In Highway Crash", Bruce County Genealogical Surname Collection
- Find a Grave
