Wood, Henry Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Henry Frederick |
Surname | Wood |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Thomas Albert Wood, and of Ada Gertrude Wood, of South Ockendon, Essex. Husband of Elsie Wood. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1188 |
Markings | PM-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nant-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DEAR SON AND BROTHER ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 118 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1383304 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-10-1942 |
End Date | 25-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Milan |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter over France. Four of the crew died, two became prisoners and one evaded capture |