Boon, Roy James Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Roy James Alfred |
Surname | Boon |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Cecil and Ivy Lilian Agnes Boon, of Chalvey, Slough, Buckinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM470 |
Markings | UL-U2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. E. 13. |
Epitaph | NO EARTHLY WEALTH CAN EVER REPLACE HIS HAPPY WAYS AND SMILING FACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1603498 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/39 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1944 |
End Date | 31-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Elsham Wolds at 2200 hrs detailed to attack targets in Nurnberg. While flying at 20,500 feet on the outbound leg, the aircraft was intercepted and shot down by Lt Wilhelm Seuss of IV./NJG5 over Oberweld near Fulda at 0052 hrs |