Wooldridge, Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick |
Surname | Wooldridge |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney and Elizabeth Wooldridge, of Lye, Stourbridge, Worcestershire. Husband of Winifred Wooldridge, of Lye Stourbridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED772 |
Markings | JO-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. K. 12. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS |
Ribbon Stone | 0722 (Block 8, Column 24, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 119 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1035489 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of Sgt Frederick Wooldridge 643 Sqn RAAF |
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Many sources incorrectly quote this aircraft as ED722 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down from 21000' by a night-fighter and crashed at Jabel |