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|Army number=4449482
 
|Army number=4449482
 
|Rank=Cpl
 
|Rank=Cpl
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|Date of birth=Born West Hartlepool 1913, mother's maiden surname James.
 
|Age=27
 
|Age=27
|Unit=DLI 16/1/33 R 7/5, 11 DLI, Iceland
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 16/1/33 as a Regular soldier for 7/5 years.  Posted 11th Bn DLI.  Served BEF?  Served Iceland.  DIED - one of two men - as a result of an accidental shooting in Iceland 2/1/1941.
|Died/Killed in action=2/1/1941 00:00:00
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|Joined Brigade=Date not yet confirmed but possibly 1/9/1939.
|Home address=Accidental gun-shot wound - Bren LMG incident, Iceland.
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|Died/Killed in action=02-Jan-41
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|Home address=Resident of Durham City.  Killed as a result of an accidental gun-shot wound - Bren LMG incident, Iceland.  Buried in Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery.
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|Image Name=Cpl_Norman_WOODS_11_DLI.jpg
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|Image Title=Cpl N Woods' CWGC headstone.
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
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Latest revision as of 13:57, 25 November 2016

Personnel Entry

Cpl N Woods' CWGC headstone.
Cpl N Woods' CWGC headstone.

Name Woods Norman
Army number 4449482
Rank Cpl
Decorations
Date of birth Born West Hartlepool 1913, mother's maiden surname James.
Age 27
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 16/1/33 as a Regular soldier for 7/5 years. Posted 11th Bn DLI. Served BEF? Served Iceland. DIED - one of two men - as a result of an accidental shooting in Iceland 2/1/1941.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed but possibly 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 02-Jan-41
Home address Resident of Durham City. Killed as a result of an accidental gun-shot wound - Bren LMG incident, Iceland. Buried in Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery.
Source table 11DLI