Bolger, Ray Kethel
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ray Kethel |
Surname | Bolger |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
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Date of Death | 30-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Nicholas Patrick and Ivy Valetta Bolger, of Yallourn, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP437 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 191. |
Epitaph | SO BRIGHT A GLEAM, SO FEW THE HAPPY YEARS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 430243 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-07-1944 |
End Date | 30-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Stalled and crashed in the circuit |