Woods Norman Cpl 4449482

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Name Woods Norman
Army number 4449482
Rank Cpl
Decorations
Date of birth
Age 27
Unit Durham Light Infantry 16/1/33 R 7/5, Posted 11th Bn DLI, Iceland, DIED as a result of an accidental shooting in Iceland 2/1/41.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 02-Jan-41
Home address Killed as a result of an accidental gun-shot wound - Bren LMG incident, Iceland. Buried in Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery. Research suggests that Woods was born in West Hartlepool in 1913, mother's maiden surname James.
Source table 11DLI