Woodfield, Ronald George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald George |
Surname | Woodfield |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Victoria Ellen Daisy Woodfield, of Luton, Bedfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9327 |
Markings | OJ-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | AIII. 7. 12. |
Epitaph | HIS BRIGHT TRANSLATION TO THE HOME ABOVE WAS CLOUDED WITH NO SHADOW OF FAREWELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 268 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1439456 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-04-1943 |
End Date | 05-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Kiel. 577 aircraft, making this the largest raid of the war so far, with the exception of the 1000-bomber raids. 12 aircraft lost (2.1%). Thick cloud and strong winds in the target area made PFF marking difficult. Decoy fires also drew some bombing. As a result there was little damage caused |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Ribe, Denmark |