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Pte. Robert Richard Wood
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Sunderland
(d.9th Aug 1916)
Robert Wood joined the army in Shiney Row, County Durham on the of 5th Septempber 1914. Serving with the 1st Btn of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, he was involved in the landing and fighting in Gallipoli. In January 1916 the Inniskillings were evacuated and later redeployed in France. Robert was killed on the 9th August 1916 and is buried at the Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium.