WOOD, Stanley
Primary tabs
Also seen as:
WOODS, Stanley
Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
1 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Welch Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
3964358
P.O.W. number:
18875
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Thursday, April 3, 1919
Stanley Wood, a Labourer from Wigan employed as a Dyer and Bleacher, enlisted into the Armed Forces on 13 October 1939 later volunteering for the commandos. Private Wood, No.1 Commando, was reported missing later confirmed a prisoner of war 3 June 1942 at Boulogne, France (Operation Bristle).
Sources
The 1939 Register covering Wigan (surname WOOD).
The 1921 Census covering Wigan (surname WOOD).
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/44, 47, and 94 (surname WOOD).
Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO392/1 (surname WOOD).
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/353/2 (surname WOODS).
Additional content:
Archive pages :
Ask Questions / Add Information / Add Photos
Use the Archive Forum for research enquiries, or to add information or photos. [register now].
Read some frequently asked questions here [FAQ's].
Read some frequently asked questions here [FAQ's].
Contact the Archive via the [contact form].
All content is researched and administered by the Commando Veterans Archive.
