Woodley, James William Robert Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James William Robert Henry |
Surname | Woodley |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Agnes Gertrude Woodley, of Glampton Devon. Husband of Joan Woodley. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JB847 |
Markings | KN-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Creil Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Grave 352. |
Epitaph | NOT A DAY DO WE FORGET HIM, HE IS EVER NEAR. GOD GRANT HIM ETERNAL REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 268 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1211129 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1943 |
End Date | 09-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 392 aircraft, 19 losses (4.8%). Thick cloud again hampered PFF marking activities and as a result the bombing was scattered. Only moderate damage reported |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter on return leg at 15000'. The order to bale out had been given but only P/O R Wilson succeeded in leaving the aircraft and became a PoW |