| Surname: | Wood |
| Initials: | J |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 1144420 |
| Notes: | CMP. He was born in Bradford and resided in Lancashire and formerly served in the Royal Artillery, transferred to CMP. 75 Coy, TC. War Diary 75 TC Coy, WO 171/3368. 27/11/44 killed when a V2 Rocket fell outside the Company Information Post in the Keyserlei, the main street in Antwerp. Killed with Pte Colley of the same unit. Casualty List 1625/12, North West Europe, killed in action, 27/11/1944. 7/9/49 He was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, War Medal. Address:-Mrs A Wood, 20 Lymm Avenue, Lancaster, Lancs. Inscription on gravestone: We loved him in life, let us not forget him in death, his beloved ones. James Wood. Extract from the Lancaster Guardian - Friday 12 January 1945. FATHER OF THREE CHILDREN KILLED. News has recently been received by Mrs. A Wood, 20, Lymm Avenue, Lancaster, of the death in action on November 27 last in N W Europe of her husband L/cpl James Wood, CMP, TC. A native of Greengates , Bradford, L/cpl Wood removed to Lancaster 14 years ago. Prior to being called up in April 1942, he had worked at Messrs. Lansil, Caton Road, for eight years, being a popular colleague in the dyeing and finishing department. L/cpl Wood is survived by his wife, Mrs Agnes Wood and three young children, Denis, Kenneth and Ellen. |
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| Date of Death: | Nov. 27, 1944 |
| Company: | 73 TC COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2256221 |
| Cemetery: | SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY ANTWERPEN, BELGIUM 🇧🇪 |
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