Wood, Geoffrey Barrington
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Barrington |
Surname | Wood |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bernard and Eleanor Wood, of Halifax. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9230 |
Markings | NF-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Holten General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 15. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | TREASURED MEMORIES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 268 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1215744 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 38 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-07-1942 |
End Date | 30-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Lettuce 5 |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed to Haarleberg, Holland |