Bousfield, Edward Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward Ronald |
Surname | Bousfield |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 19-07-1941 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD897 |
Markings | VN-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Liverpool (Toxteth Park) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Gen. Grave 305. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 971237 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Squadron Motto | Sic fidem servamus (Thus we keep faith) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7714 (P360657/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/13 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/12 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-07-1941 |
End Date | 19-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- formation flying |
Reason for Loss | Crashed between Lindholme and Finningley |