Rupert Richard WOOD

WOOD, Rupert Richard

Service Number: 411570
Enlisted: 24 May 1941
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 14 December 1911
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental (Ground Accident), Ontario, Canada, 6 September 1942, aged 30 years
Cemetery: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Ontario, Canada
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Sergeant, 411570
24 May 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 411570

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Sergeant Rupert Richard Wood 411570 of RCAF Number 4 Air Observers School (4 AOS St Thomas, Ontario) died of his injuries following a crash between an automobile driven by him and a truck. The collision occurred between Chatham, Ontario and Tilbury, Ontario, Canada