Woodfield, Hugh
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Hugh |
Surname | Woodfield |
Gender | M |
Age | 17 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert and Annie Woodfield, of Sheffield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4336 |
Markings | PM-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. C. 2-20. |
Epitaph | FOR EVERY MEMORY OF YOU, I THANK GOD. MOTHER |
Ribbon Stone | 0577 (Block 7, Column 13, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 119 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1288645 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | For Sgt Hugh Woodfield Aged 17 103 Sqn |
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 27/815/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-02-1943 |
End Date | 27-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Köln |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany with crew of seven |