Wood, Alfred Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred Leonard |
Surname | Wood |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-11-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK206 |
Markings | KO-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chalandry Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 268 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1208568 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-11-1942 |
End Date | 23-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 222 aircraft, 10 losses (4.5%). PFF had difficulty marking the target due to cloud cover and as a result most of the bombs fell on the suburbs of the city. One low level attack on the railway station was successful, however. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Chalandry, north of Laon, France |