WWI BWM. Drake 3rd Entrenching Battalion. Royal Naval Division. RNVR. John Thomas Wood. South Shields

Ww1 British War Medal on tatty original ribbon named to t z 6816 j t Wood ab rnvr .

John thomas Wood was a miner by occupation born 14th Feb 1895 at south shields .

In 1911 living at 42 Osborne avenue ,south shields a pony driver ,coal pit .

Entered service 14th August 1915 address at time 141 Osborne villas ,south shields, being attached on 16th to 4th Battalion and May 1916 to attached 2nd Drake battalion hq Staff ,Royal Naval Division.

9th November 1916 Drake battalion bef ( 3rd entrenching battalion).

6th April 1917 deprived 3 days pay for damage to property of civilian residents.

13th January 1919 embarked for demob as miner .