Wood, George
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Wood |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Agnes Harrison Wood, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Eileen Maude Wood, of Toronto. Scoutmaster, 135 Toronto Troop. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE173 |
Markings | NA- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bradford (Scholemoor) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Cons. Sec. L. Joint grave 271. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 268 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/10688 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Miscellaneous Information
He was a former scoutmaster in Toronto |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-01-1943 |
End Date | 31-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed just after takeoff |