Private Richard Henry Wood

Private Richard Henry Wood (2472, 51st Battalion) was a farmer from Donnybrook, WA. He enlisted in July 1915, joining his battalion in March 1916. Richard was killed in action on 15 August 1916 during the battle for Mouquet Farm and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France. Richard’s mother wrote that he was 17 years 8 months of age at the time of his death. Only eleven days earlier, Richard’s brother, Private George Preston Wood, was killed in action while serving with the 28th Battalion at Pozieres; he was only 18 years old. Another brother, Private Alfred John Wood, served with the 11th Battalion and was wounded at Gallipoli.