Lieutenant Colonel HUMPHREY REGINALD WOODS (photo added)

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Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Forenames | HUMPHREY REGINALD |
Surname | WOODS (photo added) |
Initials | H R |
Place of Birth | Unknown |
Date of Birth | Wednesday, 15 September 1915 |
Date of Death | Wednesday, 14 June 1944 |
Age | 28 |
Nationality |
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Residence or Entered Service From | Unknown |
Service Number | 67184 | Force |
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Service/Corps/Regiment | King's Royal Rifle Corps |
Unit / Ship / Battalion / Squadron | 9 Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (50th Northumbrian Division) |
Military Honours and Awards | DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER (DSO), MILITARY CROSS (MC) and BAR |
Place of Burial/Commemoration |
BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY
Roll of honour |
Grave/Memorial Location | XV. F. 26. |
Previous Place(s) of Burial | Unknown |
Epitaph | THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE |
Family Details | SON OF COLONEL REGINALD HERBERT WOODS, MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (OBE), MILITARY CROSS (MC), AND IVY OSWALD WOODS, OF STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE. |
Additional Information
Lieutenant Colonel HUMPHREY REGINALD WOODS was Commanding Officer of 9 Battalion, Durham Light Infantry on Wednesday 14th June 1944.
According to 9 Battalion Durham Light Infantry War Diary3 Lieutenant Colonel HUMPHREY REGINALD WOODS was killed at Bernières-Bocage (Juaye-Mondaye):
References |
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1. | Photograph © IWM (B 7321), kindly located and provided by Geert Van Den Bogaert. |
2. | Additonal Information published by kind permission of Paul Johnson via his Stevenage At War memorial website. |
3. | War Diary. 9 Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. National Archives WO171/1291. |
4. | War Diary extract kindly provided by Geert Van Den Bogaert. |
5. | Photograph kindly provided by Paul Johnson. |
Acknowledgements and Credits |
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Source of original data: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Headstone photograph: | Carl Shilleto |
Cross marker photograph: | © IWM (B 7321) via Geert Van Den Bogaert. |
Individual photograph: | Paul Reed via Paul Johnson. |
Additional photographs provided by: | © IWM (B 7321) via Geert Van Den Bogaert and Carl Shilleto |
Additional information provided by: | Paul Johnson via his Stevenage At War memorial website, Geert Van Den Bogaert and Paul Errington. |
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What other people have said
Martine Josselin
Eternal respect and gratitude to you, Lieutenant Colonel HUMPHREY REGINALD WOODS. RIP.
On Thursday, February 27, 2014Juan muñoz gomez
RESPECT AND HONOR. RIP
On Thursday, February 27, 2014