Boocock, Walter
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Walter |
Surname | Boocock |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Margaret Alice Boocock, of Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL796 |
Markings | BQ-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Perreuse Chateau Franco British National Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row B. Joint grave 25-26. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 422251 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/9 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-07-1944 |
End Date | 13-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (49% moon) |
Operation | Revigny |
Reason for Loss | Collided with 103 Sqdn Lancaster ME674 and crashed near Fains-les-Sources. |