"1923-02-23"^^ . "David Wood"@en . . . . . "2009-03-12"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Colonel David Wood MBE (23 February 1923 \u2013 12 March 2009) was the last surviving officer of the coup de main operation by gliderborne troops on D Day, 6 June 1944, which was tasked with capturing two vital bridges before the main assault on the Normandy beaches."@en . . . "David Wood (British Army officer)"@en . . . "Colonel David Wood MBE (23 February 1923 \u2013 12 March 2009) was the last surviving officer of the coup de main operation by gliderborne troops on D Day, 6 June 1944, which was tasked with capturing two vital bridges before the main assault on the Normandy beaches."@en . "Corsham, Wiltshire"@en . . . .