Woolcock, Roy Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Roy Henry |
Surname | Woolcock |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry Hoskin Woolcock and Bessie Louise Woolcock, of Plymouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM307 |
Markings | GP-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Plymouth (Ford Park) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Gen. Sec. G. Row 17. Grave 29. |
Epitaph | NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW (from speech given by Winston Churchill, 20th August 1940) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 119 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1316601 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1661 HCU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 16-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Winthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night circuits |
Reason for Loss | Crashed minutes after take-off at South Muskham, near Newark-on-Trent |