WOOD, Allan Henry
| Service Number: | 402145 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 11 July 1915 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Torquay, England, United Kingdom, 25 October 1942, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Torquay Cemetery and Extension, Devon, England Torquay Cemetery and Extension, Torquay, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narromine Aviation Museum Memorial Wall |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 402145 | |
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| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 402145 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Alan Henry Wood 402145 was seriously injured when Liberator aircraft AL558 of Number 120 Squadron (RAF) crashed near RAF Station Nutts Corner (Ballykelly, Belfast, Northern Ireland) on the 4th of May 1942
Sergeant Donald William Alexander 402336 RAAF was also seriously injured but survived and was discharged from the RAAF in August 1945
SGT James Frank Gooder 939026 RAF was killed and CPL O'Reilly 573941 RAF was injured in the crash
On the 16th of June 1942 Flying Officer Wood was diagnosed with pleurisy and placed on the dangerously ill list at the RAF Officers Hospital in Torquay, England
On the 25th of October 1942 the hospital was hit during an air-raid by the Luftwaffe and Flying Officer Wood was killed
Pilot Officer Robert Herbert Chapman 412481 from 460SQN was also killed in the bombing of the hospital