The headstone of Moses Wood

Moses Wood's headstone at Voormezeele, Belgium

The inscription reads

9630 Serjeant
M Wood
Gordon Highlanders
26th February 1915 Age 32

Sleep on Sleep on
And take thy rest

From Mother

 

 

Vormezeele Cemetery No 3

The entrance to Vormezeele Cemetery, Enclosure No 3

 

Entrance to Vormezeele Cemetery No 3

Voormezeele Cemetery

 

Vormezeele Cemetery No 3

The inscription, in common with those in all British cemeteries in Belgium, reads

The land on which this cemetery stands is the
free gift of the Belgium people for the perpetual
resting place of those of the allied armies who
fell in the war of 1914-1918 and are honoured here

 

Vormezeele Cemetery No 3

General view of Vormezeele Cemetery from the Cross of Sacrifice
Moses's headstone is fifth from the front next to the right of the centre aisle.

 

Moses Wood Vormezeele Cemetery No 3

The grave of Moses Wood is next the centre aisle

View cemetery plan

Photographed August 2002

The grave of Moses Wood