Hood, William Andrew
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Andrew |
Surname | Hood |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 29-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wilson Hood and Maria Hood (née Ross), of Little Bras D’Or, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD215 |
Markings | VR-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot EE. Grave 36. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 184 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/104231 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Squadron Motto | Moosa aswayita |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
William was born at Little Bras D’Or , Nova Scotia, on 22 May 1921. His father, a miner, was born at Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia and his mother was born at Victoria County, N.S. He attended school at Little Bras D’Or 1929-1937. The sports he took part in were hockey, softball and bowling. He worked for Lloyd Johnstone of Little Bras D’Or between 1937-1941 and then enlisted on 8 July 1941 in Halifax. |
After training William was posted to the U.K. and embarked from Canada on 26 January 1943 arriving at 3PRC on 5 February. He was then at 7 AGS 3 March 1943, 22 OTU 23 March 1943, 1659 CU 18 May 1943, and 419 Squadron on 6 June 1943. Sadly William lost his life shortly afterwards on 28 June 1943. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-06-1943 |
End Date | 29-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 608 aircraft, 25 losses (4.1%). PFF went with a 'dual plan' because it was not certain whether there might be a break in the cloud. In fact it was cloud covered so sky-marking had to be used. Only 7 of the 12 Oboe equipped Mosquitoes reached the target and only 6 of these actually dropped markers. Despite this, the main force delivered Cologne's worst attack of the war with 43 industrial, 6 military and 6368 other buildings completely destroyed. The cathedral was also seriously damaged. 4377 deaths and some 230000 bombed out of their homes. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Waalre, SSW of Eindhoven, Holland |