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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Wood Geoffrey Beardall
|Army number=176401
|Rank=Lt
|Decorations=None known beyond service medals.
|Date of birth=2/2/1910
|Age=64 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - granted an Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 1/3/1941.  Posted No 4 Infantry Training Centre as Permanent Staff.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI 4/11/1942.  Posted No 4 I.T.C. 2/4/1943.  Left ITC by 1/9/1944.  Unemployed list 1946 as Honorary Captain.
|Company/Battery=ITC - A Company.  11th Battalion - S Company.  ITC - Mortars.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=11th Battalion - Pioneer Platoon.
|Task or role=Platoon Commander.
|Joined Brigade=4/11/1942
|Promotions=W/S Lt 1/9/1942, A/Captain 22/3/1944, T/Captain 22/6/1944.
|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Died 6/9/1974 Middlesbrough.
|Home address=Son of R Wood, 1, Albion Terrace, Saltburn.  Educated Durham School.  Solicitor - admitted 1935.  
|Source table=11DLI
}}