William WOOD (1851 – 1902)
Name
William WoodGender
MaleMilitary identification
Major, New Zealand WarsBirthdate
03 February 1851Birthplace
Sandgate, Kent, EnglandMarriage(s)
19 January 1875
West Derby, Lancashire, England
Date of death
06 April 1902Place of death
NapierParents
- Richard Graves Wood
- Sarah Wood, nee Sparks
Partner(s)
- Georgina Caroline Wood, nee Labatt (1851-1924)
Children
- William George Wood
- Ada Mary Louisa Wood
- Cecil Richard Eric Wood
- Wilfred Norton Wood
- Marguerite Kate Wood
Secondary education
Edinburgh High SchoolTertiary education
University of Edinburgh, ScotlandBiography
Arrived in New Zealand, 1883
Came to Napier, 1888
Headmaster at Napier Boys’ High School, 1888-1902
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Commanded the Hawke’s Bay Volunteers
Major in the Napier Volunteers 1888-1896
Lieutenant-Colonel of the Wellington Battalion
Accession number
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