Wootley, Robert Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Leonard |
Surname | Wootley |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Henry and Elizabeth Wootley. Husband of Anne Wootley, of St. John's Hill, Battersea. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3710 |
Markings | MG-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Avesnes-sur-Helpe Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row AA. Coll. grave 5-8. |
Epitaph | SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND R. BROOKE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 269 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 107929 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/14069 (P368565/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-05-1942 |
End Date | 06-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (67% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Avesnes sue Helpe, France |