243997 Edward Henry Wood British Army Royal Artillery from:Hyde Lea, Stafford My Grandfather Edward Wood who served right through the second world war in the Royal Artillery, I think with the 8th Army and was in Italy and North Africa.
He was married to Lillian and had a son Robin Lynton and daughter Susan Ellen Lillian (my Mum) who was born in 1943, he didn't see her until he returned in 1945 or even 1946.
I have photographs of him in North Africa but am due to get the records, army number etc. plus four medals from my Aunty (Robin's wife) shortly. I am told that he was at El Alamein and Monte Cassino and Sicily landings and whilst he was travelling up through Rome he had sight of the Pope who travelled past and touched the top of the heads of several soldiers including Ted.
Ted returned to Stafford and began building houses with his brothers Alec and Wilf. He died of cancer in around 1970 at the premature age of 57.
Very proud of him and will do some research to confirm and verify the above detail and fill in some gaps. Whilst he was away for pretty much the entire war my Nan looked after two young children, worked and kept their house up and running. I can't imagine not seeing my daughter for the first time until she was nearly three!
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