Sproston, Percy Edmund Boyce
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Percy Edmund Boyce |
Surname | Sproston |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-09-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Christopher and Ethel Sproston, of High Lane, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4127 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. A. 9. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 100 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580679 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-09-1939 |
End Date | 29-09-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Heligoland |
Reason for Loss | Shot down off Heligoland, all four killed |