Woodhams, George Thomas John (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1941-August-25

Sergeant George Thomas John Woodhams RCAF

Birth Date: 1913-June-01

Born: Huronville, Saskatchewan

Parents: Son of George L. Woodhams and Lillian M. Woodhams, of Huronville, Saskatchewan.

Spouse:

Home: Huronville, Saskatchewan

Enlistment: Regina, Saskatchewan

Enlistment Date: 1940-August-27

Service

RCAF

Unit

2 ANS- Air Navigation School

Base

Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick, Canada

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Observer

Service Numbers

R/58453

Home

Huronville, Saskatchewan

Final Burial

Fillmore Cemetery
Plot 10 Lot 24

Sergeant G.T.J. Woodhams, AC1 G.J. Eliott, Flight Lieutenant W.S.L. Smallman (RAF), and Sergeant S. Street (RAF) were searching for missing Anson aircraft 2397 and were all killed when their Anson 6644 (formerly W2388) crashed and burned at Liverpool, Nova Scotia.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Anson 6644

Aircraftman 1st Class Gerald John Eliott RCAF

Aircraftman 1st Class Eliott, Gerald John (RCAF)
wireless operator, ground
Killed in Flying Accident
1941-August-25
Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Flight Lieutenant Walter Samuel Leslie Smallman RAF

Flight Lieutenant Smallman, Walter Samuel Leslie (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1941-August-25
Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sergeant Sydney Street RAFVR

Sergeant Street, Sydney (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1941-August-25
Fernhill Cemetery, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Sergeant George Thomas John Woodhams RCAF

Sergeant Woodhams, George Thomas John (RCAF)
Observer
Killed in Flying Accident
1941-August-25
Fillmore Cemetery, Fillmore, Saskatchewan, Canada

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6644

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-August-25. Anson s/n 2388.

This accident involved 4 people. Elliott GJ, Smallman WSL, Street S, Wooham GTS

This accident had 4 fatalities. Sergeant George Thomas John Woodhams RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/58453 Anson 6644, Aircraftman 1st Class Gerald John Eliott RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/60107 Anson 6644, Flight Lieutenant Walter Samuel Leslie Smallman RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:39003 Anson 6644, Sergeant Sydney Street RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1058228 Anson 6644