Wood, Stuart
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Stuart |
Surname | Wood |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George T. Wood and Amy Ada Wood, of South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ED540 |
Markings | HW- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Grimsby (Scartho Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 116. Row C. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 118 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 400337 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-02-1943 |
End Date | 15-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Waltham at 1308 hrs for a training flight. Crashed while attempting to go round again after touch down at the airfield at Grimsby |