Wood Geoffrey Beardall Lt 176401
Personnel Entry
Name Wood Geoffrey Beardall
Army number 176401
Rank Lt
Decorations
Date of birth 2/2/1910
Age 0
Unit Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 1/3/1941, Posted No 4 Infantry Training Centre as Permanent Staff, Posted 11th Bn DLI 4/11/1942, Posted No 4 I.T.C. 2/4/1943, Left ITC by 1/9/1944, Unemployed list 1946 as Hon Captain.
Company/Battery ITC - A Company, 11th Bn - S Company, ITC - Mortars
Platoon or other sub-unit 11th Bn - 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
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 6/9/1974 Middlesbrough.
Home address Son of R Wood, 1, Albion Terrace, Saltburn. Educated Durham School. Solicitor - admitted 1935.
Source table 11DLI
