Stockport in Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Private Wilfred Wood VC
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, May 10, 2026
1. Private Wilfred Wood VC Marker
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.
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Location. 53° 24.31′ N, 2° 9.771′ W. Marker is in Stockport, England, in Greater Manchester. It can be reached from Station Road. On the platform at the Stockport train station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Station Road, Stockport, England SK1 3SW, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North West England. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Channel Island Evacuees (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Heaton Norris, Viaduct (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); Heaton Chapel, George & Dragon (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); Heaton Mersey, Griffin Hotel (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); Heaton Moor, Reform Club (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); Heaton Moor, Council Offices (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); Heaton Norris, Pendlebury Hall (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); Heaton Moor, Savoy Cinema (approx. 2.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stockport.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2026, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on October 7, 2026, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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