Wood, Thomas Hunter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Hunter |
Surname | Wood |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Mary Wood, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6837 |
Markings | DY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schaffen Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3-5. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE'' |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 268 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/70062 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8756 (P361905/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1941 |
End Date | 01-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Schaffen, Belgium |