Date of death:

October 12th, 1941

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves General Cemetery Emmeloord
Grave: 102-105.

Service number:

1261700

Nationality:

British

William Christopher Wood, son of Alexander Joseph and Florence Wood, of Hanwell, Middlesex. William was served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Vickers Wellington, R1757, No. 57 squadron crashed at Baarloseweg, Marknesse, Overijssel Holland.

Took off from RAF Feltwell at 19:00 hrs for an operation to Nürnberg in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Siegfried Ney of the 4./NJG 1, who was flying Dornier Do 215 B-5 G9+WM from Leeuwarden airfield.

Crew:
Sgt Arthur William Jeffries ( 1259260) RAF KIA
Plt Off Hilyard Lowell Myers (J/5331) RCAF KIA
Sgt Percy Frederick Meadows Cooke (404531) RNZAF KIA
Sgt William Christopher Wood (1261700) RAF KIA
Plt Off Leonard ''Len'' Rickard (1207719) RAF POW Stalag 357
Sgt William Harold Stanley Byers ( R/68121 ) RCAF KIA

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