Bouffler, Keith Arnold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Keith Arnold |
Surname | Bouffler |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arnold Walter and Sarah Lizzie Bouffler, of Harrow Weald, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5890 |
Markings | EA- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. F. 16. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1029681 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1942 |
End Date | 17-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft came down in the target area - circumstances unknown. |