Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Woods
Initials:   G.F.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  5189957
Notes:   CMP. He was born and resided in London N and formerly served in the Gloucestershire Regiment. 1 Div Pro Coy War Diary WO 175/134. 16/6/43 Killed in a bombing raid on the Island of Panterlleria with L/Cpl's Vanner, Griffin and Higson, operation Corkscrew. Inscription on gravestone: Deep in our hearts his memory is kept, one of the dearest, one of the best. Casualty Lists 1180, North Africa, Killed in Action, 16/6/1943. He is buried in a joint grave with L/Cpl Vanner. George Francis Woods.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 16th June 1943
Company: 1 DIV PRO COY
Cemetery: ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY   TUNISIA
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