WOOLLARD, George
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
1 Commando
12 Commando
Prior Police Service:
Liverpool City Police
Regiment/Corps:
Black Watch
Service:
Army
Service Number:
14241724
Private Woollard, No.1 Commando 6 Troop, was wounded 31 January 1945 during operations at Kangaw, Burma (Hill 170). Previously served in No.12 Commando.
George Woollard, a Liverpool City Police Constable, collar number 118D, volunteered for the Commandos in 1942 joining the 2nd Police Intake at the Commando Depot (Commando Basic Training Centre), Achnacarry. Member of the Commando Association residing Gateacre, Liverpool.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/88.
Linked Content below.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 45 issued September 1967.
IWM War Memorials Register ref. WMR 15251.
Notes
His name appears on a WW2 Memorial Plaque for 'D' Division Officer who served in WW2 located at St Anne Street Police Station, Liverpool, Merseyside.
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