Boulton, Raymond Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Raymond Herbert |
Surname | Boulton |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Dorothy Rose Boulton, of Mudgley, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK535 |
Markings | JO-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hellemmes-Lille Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 23. |
Epitaph | YOUR DUTY NOBLY DONE. ONLY GOOD NIGHT RAY, GOD BLESS, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1609134 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1944 |
End Date | 11-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Lille- to attack railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2203hrs to bomb rail facilities. Crashed onto a factory located on the SE outskirts, of the target area. Unknown cause. |