14177 SAPR W.E.WOOD R.E. (on 1914 Star)
14177 A-SJT W.E.WOOD R.E. (on pair)
William E. Wood
To France 15/8/14 as a Sapper with 1st Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
Promoted to Acting-Sergeant during the Great War
Note: The 1st Field Squadron R.E. comprised 225 men & horses; as part of 1st Calvary Division it took part in the Retreat from Mons, the advance to Aisne, the outflanking advance into Flanders ('Race to the Sea') & the first battle of Ypres in 1914, as well as digging & blowing up of the first mine laid by the BEF in France in 1915.
With copies of his Medal Index Card, Medal Rolls & digital copies of 1st Field Squadron's WW1 War Diaries
Mounted as worn with original 'AUG-NOV 1914' Clasp sewn onto silk ribbons
Condition: Toned NEF
