Wood, Jerome Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jerome Gordon |
Surname | Wood |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Andrew Jerome and Rosa Mary Wood, of Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z8861 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 97. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 118 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1269576 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 22 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Brazil |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Peter's Church, Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A dedication to the men and women who were killed while serving with 22 OTU during World War 2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-05-1942 |
End Date | 07-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wellesbourne Mountford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace during night cross-country exercise, believed to have crashed into the sea off Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset |