| Service number | VX3459 |
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| Birth Date | 1918-10-11 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Albury |
| Death Date | 1996-01-28 |
| Death Place | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Army |
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| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1941-12-30 |
Private Max Holbrook Wood
Description
Lieutenant Max Holbrook Wood enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force on 24 October 1939. He served with the 2/6 Battalion in the Middle East, Greece and Colombo, and was awarded a Military Medal for his courage and devotion during the evacuation of Greece in 1941. Lieutenant Wood later became part of Z Special Unit, serving behind Japanese lines in South East Asia. He was discharged on 9 April 1946.
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/6th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Private
- London Gazette
- 30 December 1941 on page 7338 at position 44
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
Timeline
| Date of birth | 11 October 1918 | |
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| Date of death | 28 January 1996 |