Woolldridge, Cyril Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Cyril Arthur |
Surname | Woolldridge |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Laurence Cyril and Marie Elizabeth Woolldridge. Husband of Lena Marguerite Woolldridge, of Bromley, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB364 |
Markings | NF-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 21. C. 19. |
Epitaph | FOR EVER AND EVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 269 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 155858 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-12-1943 |
End Date | 19-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- container dropping practice over Henlow airfield |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a factory chimney SE of Henlow, Bedfordshire |