George Wood (British Army officer)
George Wood | |
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Mentioned in despatches (2) |
25th Indian Infantry Division during the Burma campaign.[1]
Early life
Wood was born on 4 May 1898 in Bristol, England the son of Frederick and Hannah Wood, his father was a commercial traveller.[2][3]
Military career
After being educated at
He was promoted to temporary major in 1920.[6][7]
25th Indian Division
, January 1945.Attending the
25th Indian Infantry Division, overseeing victory at the decisive Battle of Kangaw and Operation Zipper during the Burma campaign.[8]
Promoted to full major-general in February 1947,General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3rd (United Kingdom) Division in April 1947;[10] between August 1947 and March 1950, he was GOC 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, before serving as Director of Quartering at the War Office until his retirement in 1952. He was subsequently honorary colonel of the Dorset Regiment from 1952 to 1958 and the first honorary colonel of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment.[11]
References
- ^ a b Smart 2005, p. 345.
- ^ 1901 Census of Bristol, RG13/2399, Folio 8, Page 7, George Neville Wood, 79 Berkeley Road, Bristol, aged 2
- ^ General Register Office index of deaths registered in January, February and March, 1982 – Name: Wood, George Neville, born 04 MY 1898, District: Camden Volume: 14 Page: 1964.
- ^ "No. 29450". The London Gazette. 25 January 1916. p. 1008.
- ^ Flight (11 December 1919), 'The Royal Air Force', p.1600.
- ^ "No. 32192". The London Gazette. 11 January 1921. p. 367.
- ^ "No. 33804". The London Gazette. 1 March 1932. p. 1420.
- ^ "No. 37803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 December 1946. p. 5893.
- ^ "No. 37880". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 February 1947. p. 750.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Devonshire and Dorset Regiment". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 25 February 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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Bibliography
- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.