Author Topic: WW2 enlistment Frank Woodward (Read 4994 times)

buzzby · « **on:** Friday 15 July 11 07:34 BST (UK) »

Hi,
I am trying to locate any enlistment during WW2 on my great Uncle Frank Woodward, He was born in 1907 in Fletton England

His parents were Harry Woodward and (Alice) Esther German.
He had a great interest in aircraft and possibly have been a pilot, he was from a family of 11 children.

I have no further information of him.

Can anyone suggest a website I can view to try and find out whether or not he was in WW2.
Any information would be appreciated

cheers,

buzzby

andycand · « **Reply #1 on:** Friday 15 July 11 07:52 BST (UK) »

Hi

WW2 service records are still held by the Ministry of Defence, the link below has detils of how to apply.

http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html

According to CWGC Frank Woodward was killed in 1944

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2103599

Andy

gortonboy · « **Reply #2 on:** Friday 15 July 11 08:31 BST (UK) »

Hi,,,For details of how he was killed,,,a photo,,,and other crew members,,,see......

http://www.ozatwar.com/460sqdn/jb742.htm

gortonboy · « **Reply #3 on:** Friday 15 July 11 08:44 BST (UK) »

he is commerorated on the Peterborough war memorial

WOODWARD, FRANK, Hicks Lane, Old Fletton. 960435, Sergeant, 460 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 25th February 1944, aged 37, missing on operations. Buried in Durnbach War Cemetery, Bayern, Germany. Grave reference: 11. B. 18.
Gunner in Avro Lancaster Mk III, Serial No JB742, Code Letters AR-D, T/o from Binbrook 2129, to attack Augsburg. All seven crew killed.

whitehead85 · « **Reply #4 on:** Monday 20 May 13 19:55 BST (UK) »

Hi
Current publicity about Dambusters anniversary prompted my mother today to talk about her Uncle Frank who was a lancaster gunner and was lost in 1944 on a mission out of Binbrook. I got to work on the web. A phone chat I've had with her tonight about your posts leads us to think he was your great uncle - there are lots of matches between your info and her memory/family records.

My mum grew up as a woodward born 15 years after her uncle Albert (middle name after a French battle!) and lived at Hicks Lane. She remembers uncle Bill in Australia (Harry?) and is excited at tonight's find going through your posts.

Do you still have gaps on the Woodward/German sides that we can help with?

whitehead85

buzzby · « **Reply #5 on:** Tuesday 21 May 13 05:41 BST (UK) »

Hi whitehead85,
Thankyou for your input. I'm quite interested in following up on our family tree. Your mums Uncle Albert Labasse Woodward was my grandfather. I do have many gaps in my family tree (Woodward/ German) . Please personal message me. If you are new to this site you may have to post 3 messages before you can send a personal message(?)
Kind Regards,

buzzby

whitehead85 · « **Reply #6 on:** Tuesday 21 May 13 11:35 BST (UK) »

Hi buzz by
Mum very keen to help and has prompted us to set about recording her memories of Woodward family digitally this next weekend. She has mentioned gran and grandad kids names as Arthur, Beatrice, Alice (twin with a stillborn), Albert, dolly, Mary, Harriet, Annie, frank, Charlie, bill (Harry). I remember some of these when I was growing up.
She thinks Albert had 3 children. Can you remind her of names?
All very exciting!
Kind regards
Whitehead85

buzzby · « **Reply #7 on:** Wednesday 22 May 13 00:40 BST (UK) »

Hi whitehead85,
Albert married Phyllis Mee they had 3 children, Pat(dec), Alan and Carole.
Phyllis passed away 1951 during the birth of her 4th child. .They lived in Hicks Lane Peterborough.
Carole is my mother. She married Leslie Riches (dec)and migrated to Australia back in 1966 on the ship Ellinis.
Could you please tell me your mothers name so we can work out who you are?
I believe your mum is my mums cousin?
Thanks,
buzzby

whitehead85 · « **Reply #8 on:** Wednesday 22 May 13 10:52 BST (UK) »

Hi buzz by
My mum is Annie's daughter, Margery Woodward, who was brought up at hicks lane by Harry and Alice Woodward, in place of their stillborn twin. She lived there until 1946.
She remembers Albert and Phyllis (had a sister Gladys mee and family lived in New England, Peterborough). Albert and Phyllis lived in woot ton ave, old fletton but then got house in spencer ave, stanground Peterborough which is where they were living in 1951.
I was born at hicks lane in 1951

Mum recalls going to visit Phyllis at spencer ave when she was about 7mths pregnant and was painting kitchen ceiling!
Should now be able to personal message in future. All best. Whitehead85

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