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Anthony Edward Wood (1916-1946)

Soldier
Service No:7935876
Rank:Trooper
Squadron:A
Died:17 December 1946 of wounds received 18 Jul 1944
Burial:Parson Wood Hill graveyard, Leicestershire
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Civilian
Occupation:Construction Engineering Painter
Residence:8 Parson Wood Hill, Whitwick, Leicestershire (1939)
Birth:13 Aug 1916 registered in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire
Parents
Edward WoodCecilia Concannon
Painter & Joiner.
Parson Wood Hill, Whitwick, Leicestershire (1911).
Birth c.1883 in Loughborough, Leicestershire.
8 Parson Wood Hill, Whitwick, Leicestershire (1911, 39).
Birth 22 Nov 1883 in Whitwick.
Death registered Sep 1955 in Coalville, Leicestershire.
Marriage registered Mar 1908 in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire.

Notes

According to a family source, "His tank was hit by a 88mm Shell and he was blown out of the turret. Somehow he managed to find shelter and was found the next day. He died in Markfield Sanitorium and is buried in the old graveyard on Parsonwood Hill."