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Canal Zone Egypt
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William Woods from Ambrose Place, Liverpool enlisted for National Service in 1953.He volunteered for airborne forces and once he had completed P coy and parachute training at Abington in June 1953, he was posted to Anti Tank Platoon,, Support Company, 2 PARA in The Canal Zone, Egypt.
Pte Woods was demobbed in 1955.
Service History
- 1953 The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) (Private)
