ɪn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn, pɹˈaɪɚ tʊ ɐmˈɛɹɪkəz ˈɛntɹi ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈɔːɹ, wˈʊdz bɹˈʌðɚ, kˈæptɪn stˈænli wˈʊd, wʌz kˈɪld ɪn ˈækʃən wˌaɪl sˈɜːvɪŋ æz ɐ vˌɑːləntˈɪɹ ɪnðə kɐnˈeɪdiən ˈɑːɹmi.
In June 1916, prior to America's entry into the war, Wood's brother, Captain Stanley Wood, was killed in action while serving as a volunteer in the Canadian Army.