Woodford, Thomas William Warwick
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas William Warwick |
Surname | Woodford |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas William and Elizabeth Mary Woodford, of Handsworth, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3411 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 72. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 268 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 108010 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12570 (P366704/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/29 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/28 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-03-1942 |
End Date | 09-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (61% moon) |
Operation | Essen- to bomb Krupps factories. Lead aircraft were fitted with Gee but despite this the target was not hit to any extent |
Reason for Loss | Ditched in the North Sea. P/O Hoult was picked up by a passing trawler but the rest of the crew perished |