Private GEORGE WOODCOCK (photo added)
| Rank | Private |
| Forenames | GEORGE |
| Surname | WOODCOCK (photo added) |
| Initials | G |
| Place of Birth |
BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM
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| Date of Birth | Unknown |
| Date of Death | Sunday, 16 July 1944 |
| Age | 29 |
| Nationality |
British
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| Residence or Entered Service From | Unknown |
| Service Number | 5383484 | Force |
British Army
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| Service/Corps/Regiment | Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
| Unit / Ship / Battalion / Squadron | 1 Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (29th June 1944-27th December 1944 - 53rd Welsh Infantry Division) |
| Military Honours and Awards | |
| Place of Burial/Commemoration |
BROUAY WAR CEMETERY
Roll of honour |
| Grave/Memorial Location | III. J. 15. |
| Previous Place(s) of Burial | Unknown |
| Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GIVE UNTO HIM, O LORD. ALWAYS IN OUR MEMORY. FATHER, MOTHER AND FAMILY |
| Family Details | SON OF JOHN AND MARY TERESA WOODCOCK (neé HINTON), OF THURCROFT, YORKSHIRE. |
Additional Information
Private GEORGE WOODCOCK is named on Thurcroft, Saint Simon and Saint Jude Church War Memorial, Church Street, Rotherham.
Biography for Sapper GEORGE ALFRED PEARSO,
published on Rotherham War Memorials' website.1
References |
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| 1. | Rotherham War Memorials' website. |
Acknowledgements and Credits |
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| Source of original data: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Headstone photograph: | Carl Shilleto |
| Cross marker photograph: | |
| Individual photograph: | |
| Additional photographs provided by: | |
| Additional information provided by: | Carl Shilleto and Rotherham War Memorials website. |
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