Woods, William Barnard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Barnard |
Surname | Woods |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-02-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James Frederick and Maud Rebecca Woods, of Kelvedon Common, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | N6211 |
Markings | VE- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 21. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 269 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580401 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 110 (Hyderabad) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Stone Tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to RAF Wattisham, AAF Station 377 and AAF Station 470 from 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/857/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/857/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-02-1940 |
End Date | 17-02-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance around Heligoland |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a fighter flown by Hptm. Wolfgang Falck of Stab I./ZG76 over the North Sea at 16:10. |