Private 10885 Sydney Wood
Leicestershire Regiment Cap Badge
Leicestershire Regiment Cap Badge
Polesworth Pooley Hall War Memorial
Polesworth Pooley Hall War Memorial
Polesworth St Editha War Memorial
Polesworth St Editha War Memorial
Thiepval Memorial Panel Inscription
Thiepval Memorial Panel Inscription
Thiepval Memorial
Thiepval Memorial
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Killed in Action: France and Flanders, 17th July 1916, aged 24
- Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- Awarded: 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
- Son of George and Louisa Wood of Pooley Lodge, Polesworth
- Brother of Pvt Frank Wood
- NNWFHS Memorial: Polesworth St Editha and Polesworth Pooley Hall Colliery
Links to Relevant Information
- CWGC Page for Pvt Wood
- NNWFHS Polesworth War Memorial Page
- NNWFHS Polesworth Pooley Hall War Memorial Page
- Thiepval Memorial
- Leicestershire Regiment
1911 Census and Family History Information
- Born c1892 in Shipley, Shropshire
- Employed as a Coal Miner Below Ground
- Lived at Pooley Lodge
