Woods, William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Woods |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Mary Jane Woods, of Emyvale, Co. Monaghan, Irish Republic. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax I |
Serial Number | L9530 |
Markings | MP-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 26. C. 2. |
Epitaph | I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE, I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH (Bible – 2 Timothy 4:7) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 269 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 531299 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Miscellaneous Information
Rest of crew were PoWed, one of whom was F/L C C Cheshire- brother of Leonard Cheshire VC |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8282 (P361328/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1941 |
End Date | 13-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak midway between Bremerhaven and Hamburg |