Woods, James Gerard
- Date of death:
- December 24th, 1944
- Buried on:
- Commonwealth Memorial of the Missing Rangoon
- Service number:
- 187026
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
17 May, 1941: 2nd Lieutenant
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Military Cross (MC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Captain
- Unit:
- The Royal Scots Fusiliers (attached 14th Punjab Regiment)
- Awarded on:
- June 28th, 1945
"From 19th to 24th May (1944), Captain Woods led a patrol of two sections behind enemy lines to a depth of 35 miles, successfully ambushing a Japanese car within 300 yards of a large enemy lorry, and then getting his party back without a casualty and bringing with him three enemy native intelligence men as prisoner."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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