Woodcock, John Harold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Harold |
Surname | Woodcock |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Carrie Woodcock, of Chorley, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND730 |
Markings | PG-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Orleans Main Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row A. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY HE NOBLY GAVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 118 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2208973 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar with Inscribed Stone Tablet & Metal Lancaster Sculpture |
Memorial Text | R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge In memory of those who served here 1942 - 1946 |
Location | William Farr School, Welton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | Site of RAF Dunholme Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2134/9 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-05-1944 |
End Date | 08-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Salbriz explosives and ammunition factory |
Reason for Loss | Shot down, crashing at Champigny-en-Beauce, near Blois |