Boydell, Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred |
Surname | Boydell |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Margaret Ellen Boydell, of Leigh, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED973 |
Markings | HW-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 16. A. 8. |
Epitaph | IN TREASURED MEMORY OF A BELOVED SON. IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1486601 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-06-1943 |
End Date | 15-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Oberhausen |
Reason for Loss | On 1st sortie. Shot down by night-fighter (Maj. Radusch, I./NJG1) & crashed nr. Roermond, Holland. |