Boyes, Gordon Ediss
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Gordon Ediss |
Surname | Boyes |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ediss and Madge Boyes. Husband of Marjorie Joan Boyes, of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV936 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pershore Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot Q. Grave 378. |
Epitaph | DUTY NOBLY DONE. BELOVED HUSBAND OF JOAN AND FATHER OF LYNNE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 408244 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-04-1943 |
End Date | 21-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Harwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | On a formation flying exercise when an explosion and subsequent fire in the starboard engine caused the wing to fail. The aircraft crashed at Elmley Lovett killing all seven men on board. |