Woolford, James
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Woolford |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Hugh and Charlotte Ceceilia Woolford (née Lyons), of Charleston, Illinois, U.S.A.. Husband of Virginia Thorton Woolford (née Thornton), whom he married on 2 December 1941 in Hannibal, Missouri. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4767 |
Markings | QR-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. H. 4. |
Epitaph | AT REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 119 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16388 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 23 March 1920, Arcola, Illinois, USA. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-01-1943 |
End Date | 18-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Coned by two searchlights of Marine flak.Abt 241 and hit by light flak of Kreig Marine vessel K3, ice breaker "Eisvogel" & by 2., 3., and 6.,/Marine Flak.Abt.271. Crashed into a wood yard behind the Lutheran Church at Hohenzollern Platz at 22.08hrs. |