| Surname: | Wood |
| Initials: | V W |
| Rank: | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Army Number: | 305255 |
| Notes: | CMP. Discharged to Commission. London Gazette 36372, page 728, 11/2/44. Cheshire Regiment. 7685393 Sgt Victor William Wood (305255) from AAC (CMP). is granted an immediate emergency commission from the ranks in the rank of 2/Lt. 21/10/43. 21/12/43 Killed in Action, Italy. He was born in Brighton and resided in Cheshire. Killed with L/Cpl's McBride and Cook when their Jeep was hit by shellfire. See Pegasus Patrol page 48. He is not listed in Croziers Roll of Honour. Inscription on gravestone: At the going down of the sun and in the morning we shall remember them. 21/1/1943 Casualty List (Officers) 1344, Italy, Killed in Action. Victor William Wood. |
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| Date of Death: | Dec. 21, 1943 |
| Company: | 1 AIRBORNE DIV PRO |
| CWGC Link: | 2215276 |
| Cemetery: | SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY, ITALY 🇮🇹 |
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