Charles Carroll Wood
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Lieutenant Charles Carroll Wood was a Canadian soldier, who became famous because he was the first Canadian to die in the Second Boer War
. He is the namesake of the Chaswood, Nova Scotia
.
Lieutenant Charles Carroll Wood was the youngest of eleven children of Captain John Taylor Wood
a Captain in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. He was the great grandson of Zachary Taylor
, 12th President of the United States
. His oldest brother, Zachary Taylor Wood
CMG
(1860–1915) was acting Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) and Commissioner of the Yukon
Territory of Canada
. His nephew Stuart Taylor Wood later served as Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
.
After graduating from highschool, he went to Royal Military College of Canada
in Kingston, Ontario
. His student # was 352. He graduated from RMC in 1896.
He then joined the army. He served with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He died on 11 Nov 1899 of wounds suffered in action during the South Africa
Anglo Boer War
. He was the first Canadian Officer to fall in battle during the Boer War. He is commemorated on the RMC Memorial Arch.
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
. He is the namesake of the Chaswood, Nova Scotia
Chaswood, Nova Scotia
Chaswood is a community in the Musquodoboit Valley southwest of Middle Musquodoboit in Nova Scotia, Canada. Chaswood is named in honour of Charles Carroll Wood....
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Lieutenant Charles Carroll Wood was the youngest of eleven children of Captain John Taylor Wood
John Taylor Wood
John Taylor Wood was an officer in the United States Navy who became a "leading Confederate naval hero" as a captain in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
a Captain in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. He was the great grandson of Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States and an American military leader. Initially uninterested in politics, Taylor nonetheless ran as a Whig in the 1848 presidential election, defeating Lewis Cass...
, 12th President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
. His oldest brother, Zachary Taylor Wood
Zachary Taylor Wood
Zachary Taylor Wood, CMG was acting Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police and Commissioner of the Yukon Territory of Canada.-Early life:Born in Annapolis Naval Academy in 1860, where his father John Taylor Wood was stationed...
CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(1860–1915) was acting Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) and Commissioner of the Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
Territory of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. His nephew Stuart Taylor Wood later served as Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
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After graduating from highschool, he went to Royal Military College of Canada
Royal Military College of Canada
The Royal Military College of Canada, RMC, or RMCC , is the military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting university. RMC was established in 1876. RMC is the only federal institution in Canada with degree granting powers...
in Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
. His student # was 352. He graduated from RMC in 1896.
He then joined the army. He served with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He died on 11 Nov 1899 of wounds suffered in action during the South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
Anglo Boer War
Boer War
The Boer Wars were two wars fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Oranje Vrijstaat and the Republiek van Transvaal ....
. He was the first Canadian Officer to fall in battle during the Boer War. He is commemorated on the RMC Memorial Arch.