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Person    | Male  Born 2/2/1897  Died 3/1/1982

Wilfred Wood, VC

Categories: Armed Forces

War served, WW1 i

Commemorated on a memorial as having served in, and survived, WW1.

Wilfred Wood, VC

Awarded the VC for his heroism on 28 October 1918, age 21, while serving in the Northumberland Fusiliers. "When the advance was held up he ran forward firing his Lewis gun from the hip, he captured over 160 in this action. His conspicuous valour and initiative in the face of intense rifle fire was beyond praise. (Casa Van, Italy)". Freemason at: â„–4246, Garrick Lodge.

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Wilfred Wood, VC

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Freemason VCs - Z6 - Willis, Wood, Wyatt

Richard Raymond Willis, 25 April 1915, Age 38, The Lancashire Fusiliers, Lodg...

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