Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Manchester
Town
Stockport
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
85450

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Current location

On platform
Stockport Railway Station
Grand Central Way
Stockport
Manchester
Greater Manchester
SK3 9HZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 89280 89872
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Black metal plaque set within a purple border. VC is set at top with the inscription in white lettering
Inscription
/In memory of/Private Wilfred Wood VC/10th Battalion The Northumberland Fusiliers/(2nd February 1897 - 3rd January 1982) /Wilf Wood was born in Stockport, and worked locally for the London &/North Western Railway as a shed cleaner. He enlisted into the Cheshire/Regiment in late 1916, but was transferred to The Northumberland Fusiliers./He saw action in Italy where, on 28th October 1918 near Casa Vana, his unit/was held up by machine-gun fire and snipers. On his own initiative, armed/with a Lewis gun, he enfiladed the machine-gun nest causing 140 of the/enemy to surrender. The advance continued until another machine-gun/opened fire at point-blank range, upon which Private Wood charged without/hesitation, killing the gun crew, and continuing to enfilade a ditch from/which three officers and 160 men surrendered./ /For his conspicuous valour and initiative in the face of intense gun fire,/he was awarded the Victoria Cross./ /Returning to the railway after the war, he became a fireman and later a driver/and, in 1922, a L&NWR 'Claughton' locomotive was named after him./
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Wood, Wilfred
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, decoration, regiment, dates of birth and death, citation.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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