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1st KOSB KILLED IN ACTION

Private

PERCY FREDERICK

WOODWARD

5777912

COMPANY - 

D

Original Regiment joined (Based on their Service No)

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Date of death

Friday, March 23, 1945

Location (from War Diary)

NDR MORMTER, Holland

Family details

Son of James and Mabel Annie Woodward; husband of Carnation Woodward (nee Vintinner), of Cleadon Park, South Shields, Co. Durham.

Casualty photo

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HIS STORY

Percy Frederick Woodward was born on the 11th of May, 1915 in Bedford, England.


Before the War he was a Builder's Labourer.


He was serving with D Company, and the Borderers' Chronicle extended the Battalion's sympathy to his family. (June 1945, p.58)


Borderers Chronicles, June 1945
Borderers Chronicles, June 1945

1st KOSB War Diary for the date of his death


During the previous few days a large number of Fd, Med and Heavy Regts had moved into the sector.


H hour for operation "PLUNDER", which was the crossing of the RHINE and the breakthrough into Central GERMANY, was 2100 hrs.


The CB programme was fired from 1900 to 2000 hrs.


The answering fire was light.


At 2000 the 51 (H) Div passed through us, crossing the RHINE at 2030 hrs in buffaloes and amphibious craft, aided by searchlights on General Grant tanks, and with a terrific barrage.


There was a little shelling and some mortaring on the forward coys and especially on the Ferry House 075514, and an enemy aircraft dropped three bombs in that area at 2245 hrs.

IN MEMORIUM

Where he rests

Gravestone photograph

Memorial

REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY

48. B. 1.

Photo Credits:

Find a Grave - Des Philippet

Photographs of 1st KOSB
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