Woolner, Robert Ward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert Ward |
Surname | Woolner |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ward and Margaret Woolner. Husband of Elizabeth Marion Woolner, of Ayr, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5861 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. A. 2. |
Epitaph | WE CANNOT THINK OF THEM AS DEAD, THEY HAVE BUT GONE BEFORE. THEY ARE IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 119 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/80999 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-07-1942 |
End Date | 09-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Wilhelmshaven |
Reason for Loss | Shot down into the sea 30 miles off the Dutch island of Ameland. The Lancaster was claimed by night fighter pilot Ofw Paul Gildner |