Woolley, Robert Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert Arthur |
Surname | Woolley |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jack and Emily Woolley, of Hildenborough, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM102 |
Markings | UM-Z2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Belloy Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 119 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1805285 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-06-1944 |
End Date | 23-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Rail communications at Reims |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 22:22 on 22 Jun 1944 from Wickenby to bomb rail facilities in Reims. Crashed at Belloy (Oise), a village set in wooded countryside 6 km SE of Tricot. |