WOODS, Michael Thomas
| Service Number: | 421840 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 14 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Mortdale, New South Wales, Australia, 27 December 1915 |
| Home Town: | Mortdale, Hurstville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Mediterranean Sea near Barcelona, Spain, 29 March 1944, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mataro RC Cemetery, Catalonia, Spain Mataro Roman Catholic Cemetery, Mataro, Catalonia, Spain |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 421840 | |
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| 28 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 28 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 421840 | |
| 29 Mar 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 421840, No. 14 Squadron (RAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Marauder B117780 of 14 Squadron RAF crashed in the Mediterranean Sea close to the town of Mataro on the Spanish coast while on an armed reconnaissance in the region of Bonafacio (Corsica) - Marseilles - Barcelona
The bodies of 5 of the crewmen were recovered by Spanish authorities and buried in the Mataro Roman Catholic Cemetery but that of FSGT Lamond was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Malta Memorial
LAMOND, Frank Raymond (Flight Sergeant) 410349
LANHAM, Ronald (Flight Sergeant) 421990
LEWIS, John Walsh (Flying Officer) 417089
McDONALD, William Cameron (Flying Officer) 4505
PEEDOM, Charles Manning (Flight Sergeant) 421620
WOODS, Michael Thomas (Flight Sergeant) 421840