Born during the March quarter 1884 in the Rochdale
R.D. - ref: 8e/7, the son of John & Mary Wood.

From Oldham Chronicle April 8th 1916  Page 7:
Private Wood’s home was 64 Sylvan-street,
Oldham.  He was 32 years of age and leaves a widow
and one child.  He was formerly a minder at the
Mersey Mill, Failsworth.  He enlisted in the
R.A.M.C. in November, 1914, and was discharged the
following April.  Two months later he enlisted in
the infantry.

From Commonwealth War Graves Commission Grave
Registration Documents:
Son of John Wood of Royton; Husband of Mary
Elizabeth Wood, 11 Devon Street, Oldham.

From GRO and Parish indexes:
Married Mary Elizabeth Collison on the 31st
December 1904 at St Matthew’s Church Chadderton.
 By 1911 they were riding at 45 Granville Street,
Chadderton.
They had two children - Ernest  (b.1906) and Eliza
Mary (b.1907).

His widow Mary Elizabeth married William Henry
Baxter on 30th August 1924 at St John’s Church
Werneth, Oldham 

I am most grateful to Dorothy Bintley for much of
the above information.

At 01.30 hrs during the night of the 31st
March/1st April 1916, a bomb was dropped from
Zeppelin LZ61 onto the Baptist Chapel killing 32
soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, Manchester
Regiment who were billeted there.

On Tuesday, 4th April 1916, 24 men were buried in
the one grave under a Special Memorial erected by
subscription, one (Bodsworth) in another unmarked
grave in this cemetery is also named on the
memorial in Cleethorpes Cemetery, whilst 6 of the
deceased were taken to their home towns by their
relatives.   The Military Funeral was very
impressive. The Massed Bands of the 3rd Bn
Manchester Regiment, 4th Bn Manchester Regiment
and the 3rd Bn Lincolnshire Regiment took part.  
The 24 coffins were carried on eight motor
lorries, draped with the Union Flag and covered
with wreaths.

CWGC - Son of John Wood, of Royton, Oldham;
husband of Mary Elizabeth Wood, of 11, Devon
Street, Oldham.