| Forename | Joseph | 
|---|---|
| Surname | Wood | 
| Middle Name | |
| Memorial | Atherton Cenotaph & Atherton Miners War Memorial | 
| Age | 32 | 
| Address | 70 Stanley Street | 
| Parents' Address | |
| Township | Atherton | 
| Rank | Private | 
| Occupation or place of work | Fletcher, Burrows and Company, Chanters Pit | 
| Regiment | Royal Army Medical Corps 41st Fld Amb | 
| Day of Death | 6 | 
| Month of Death | May | 
| Year of Death | 1916 | 
| Cause of Death | Drowned in the Persian Gulf | 
| Place of Burial | Basra Memorial | 
| Regiment Number | 51784 | 
| Name of War | First World War | 
| Location | |
| Additional Information | Leigh Journal Roll of Honour. Was in St Johns Ambulance CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 16/6/16  |