Boyd, Thompson Neville Digby
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Thompson Neville Digby |
Surname | Boyd |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thompson Keith and Ivy May Boyd. Husband of Beryl Sylvia Boyd, of Figtree, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2844 |
Markings | -B3 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gloucester Old Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot B. Grave 9550. |
Epitaph | FOR EVER YOUNG. HE DIED FOR FREEDOM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402435 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9894 (P363333/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-10-1941 |
End Date | 26-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | At around 1655, dinghy broke loose & fouled controls. Before anyone could bale out, went into steep dive, both mainplanes failed & it crashed nr.Cheltenham |