Wilfrid James Godsell

Memorial: Cromhall - St Andrews Church

Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945

Rank and number: Aircraftman 2nd Class 3216003

Parents: Albert James and Beatrice Hilda Godsell

Home address: Cromhall

Date of birth: 1926

Date of death: 06/07/1944

Buried/Commemorated at: Buried St Andrew’s Churchyard Cromhall and commemorated St Andrew’s Churchyard War Memorial

Age: 18

Further information:

Wilfred’s death was registered in Fylde Lancashire, therefore it is likely that Wilfred was stationed at one of the large RAF training camps that were located near Blackpool during the war. The circumstances of his death are not known.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/retro/on-the-wings-of-time-100-years-of-the-raf-on-the-fylde-coast-1-9089420
https://wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/airfields/airfield.php?pid=1845