John Vincent Woolnough

An Aircraftman 1st Class with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, John died on 12th of May 1941 aged 29. 

John was born at Lowestoft on 11 March 1912 a son of Frederic William and Fenella Woolnough. In 1921 his family lived at 127 Wollaston Road. By 1939 they were living at 1 Cottages, corner, Belvedere Road and John was an under manager with a retail grocery and food distributor. 

John enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve between September 1939 and June 1940. John served with No 60 Operational Training Unit which was formed at R.A.F. Leconfield in April 1941. 

On 12 May 1941 enemy aircraft attacked R.A.F. Leconfield. John was at the Station Headquarters and was killed and another man was wounded. 

WITH THANKS TO :Malcolm Barrass