Topic: AIF - 4B - 12 LHR
12th LHR, AIF
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Mervyn Cyrnos Woodd
Mervyn Cyrnos Woodd's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Mervyn Cyrnos Woodd
Service number: 199
Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
Unit: 12th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: WOODD, Lce. Cpl. Mervyn Cyrnos, 199. 12th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 28. Son of Walter and Alice Woodd. Native of Candelo, New South Wales. D. 46.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Mervyn Cyrnos Woodd from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 199 |
| Place of birth | Candelo, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Drover |
| Address | Silwood, Boulevarde, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alice Woodd, Silwood, Boulevarde, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 9 February 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on 22 June 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 26), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter and Alic WOODD |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 12th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Mervyn Cyrnos Woodd
