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Levison Wood
British Explorer, Author and Army officer (born 1982)
MajorLevison James Wood,FRSA FRGS FRSGS, VR (born 5 May 1982)[1] is a British Army officer and explorer.
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He is best known for his extended walking expeditions in Africa, Asia, and Central America. He has also undertaken numerous other overland journeys, including a foot crossing of Madagascar and mountain climbing in Iraq. He documents his journeys through books, documentaries, and photography.
Life
The son of teachers Levison Wood and Janice, née Curzon, Wood was born on 5 May 1982 at the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary in Hartshill, Staffordshire. He grew up in nearby Forsbrook[2] and was educated at Painsley Catholic College,[3] before obtaining an honours degree in history at the University of Nottingham.
He was commissioned as an officer into the Parachute Regiment on 13 April 2006[4] where he spent four years, serving in Afghanistan in Helmand, Kand