Sergeant [Air Gunner]

Albert Douglas Wood

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Norman Cecil and Violet May Wood, of Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
401819
Name:
Albert Douglas Wood
Rank: 
Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Air Gunner
Date of Birth:
26 June 1916
Place of Birth: 
Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Violet May Wood (mother), 257 Awaroa Road, Helensville, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Railway Employee
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 256 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental death on active service
Date of Death:
08 April 1941
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 September 1940
Vessel:
Tamaroa
Destination:
Uxbridge, Middlesex, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sec. D. Nonconformist. Grave 723.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Albert Douglas Wood
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