Woods, Raymond Craig
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Raymond Craig |
Surname | Woods |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Melville Lorne Woods and Mary Bullock Woods, of Lanark, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | LA836 |
Markings | ZV-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 256. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 119 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/96024 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 19 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Off A96, Balnageith near Forres, Grampian, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Cairn, Inscribed Metal Plaques & Aircraft Sculpture |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served with 19 OTU, RAF Forres |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-02-1944 |
End Date | 06-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kinloss |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Practicing night navigation sorties. Reported by coastguards to have crashed in the sea at 0150, some 3 miles off Lossiemouth on the Moray coast. Despite an extensive search, no bodies were recovered and all are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |