Wood, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Wood |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Mabel Wood, of Miller's Dale, Derbyshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME424 |
Markings | P4-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. B. 13. |
Epitaph | MAY ANGELS GUARD YOU WHILE YOU SLEEP, UNTIL THE DAWN APPEARS. "REST IN PEACE" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 118 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1107638 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-04-1945 |
End Date | 22-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down during an attack intended to pave the way for a British attack on the city |