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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 28128" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Wood </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Arthur Leonard Edward (Chippy) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>F Squadron GHQ Liaison Regiment,R.A.C. (attached A Sq 1 SAS) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Corporal </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>5772642 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Mention in Despatches,Croix de Guerre with silver star(France) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>France 1944 (op.Houndsworth) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 19.4.1921 Norwich,Norfolk</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided 94 Appleyard Crescent,Norwich,Norfolk</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Thorpe Hamlet School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>electrical plater,aircraft manufacturers in civilian life</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>70 Bn Royal Norfolk Regiment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Royal Corps of Signals</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>GHQ Liaison Regiment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>F Squadron 1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant 1945 (possibly A Squadron)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>demobilised 1946</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>teacher,Hewett School,Norwich postwar</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Mary Galey 1939 (1 adopted daughter)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 24.4.2005</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>IMAGES:</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/a-wood.1685/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1685-1afc28383d4500f21c1523a77a476fc9.jpg?1591383306" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 28128, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Wood [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Arthur Leonard Edward (Chippy) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]F Squadron GHQ Liaison Regiment,R.A.C. (attached A Sq 1 SAS) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Corporal [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]5772642 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Mention in Despatches,Croix de Guerre with silver star(France) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]France 1944 (op.Houndsworth) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 19.4.1921 Norwich,Norfolk[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]resided 94 Appleyard Crescent,Norwich,Norfolk[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Thorpe Hamlet School[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]electrical plater,aircraft manufacturers in civilian life[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]70 Bn Royal Norfolk Regiment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Royal Corps of Signals[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]GHQ Liaison Regiment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]F Squadron 1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Sergeant 1945 (possibly A Squadron)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]demobilised 1946[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]teacher,Hewett School,Norwich postwar[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Mary Galey 1939 (1 adopted daughter)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 24.4.2005[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]IMAGES:[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/a-wood.1685/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1685-1afc28383d4500f21c1523a77a476fc9.jpg?1591383306[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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