Boden, George Rex
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Rex |
Surname | Boden |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Thomas Boden and Margaret Boden, of Hednesford, Staffordshire. Husband of Ethel Brenda Boden. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB894 |
Markings | LE |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 273. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1695305 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-12-1944 |
End Date | 01-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (94% moon) |
Operation | Gardening |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace. |