Ward, Earl Woodrow
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Earl Woodrow |
Surname | Ward |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
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Date of Death | 11-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Garnet and Alma Ward, of West Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK333 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 134. |
Epitaph | I HAVE FINISHED THE WORK WHICH THOU GAVEST ME TO DO (From John 17:41) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/26481 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 17 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Village Sign & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of No. 17 OTU, Silverstone Airfield. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Within Motor Racing Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Stencilled RoH |
Memorial Text | Per Ardua Ad Astra to those who served No.17 OTU R.A.F. Silverstone. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Road Bridge over A43, Turweston, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Remembered with Honour, Bomber Command, 17 OTU, RAF Silverstone and RAF Turweston. 1943 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-01-1944 |
End Date | 11-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Turweston |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night training |
Reason for Loss | Engine failed on approach and the Wellington crashed near the airfield |