Wordsworth, Raymond
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Raymond |
Surname | Wordsworth |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lily Wordsworth, of Farringdon Park, Preston, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD937 |
Markings | QR-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 20. G. 7. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED. MOTHER AND BROTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 119 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 969973 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7451 (P360338/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1941 |
End Date | 08-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Monchengladbach |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Me 110) piloted by Lt. Reinhold Knacke. Crashed Meerssen Holland. One of two Hampdens lost from 40. |