Wood, Geoffrey Walter
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Walter |
Surname | Wood |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 21-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George H. Wood and V. R. Sylvia Wood, of Newbury, Berkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB312 |
Markings | OF-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14313. |
Epitaph | VOLUNTEER FROM ESTANCIA HUECHAHUE, JUNIN DE LOS ANDES, ARGENTINE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 268 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1810692 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Argentina |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Left Argentina 31 August 1942. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-02-1944 |
End Date | 21-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (14% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 598 aircraft, 9 losses (1.5%), excluding losses on return to base, which numbered 5. The minimal losses were due to two successful diversionary raids- one being a North Sea sweep and the other to Munich. Stuttgart was cloud covered and bombing scattered but the local report states that much damage was caused to the centre of the city and in the NE and NW suburbs. The Bosch dynamo, pump and magneto factory was the most strategic hit. 125 killed on the ground and 510 injured. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed short of the runway having been involved in a mid-air collision over the target |