Boaden, Frank Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frank Bruce |
Surname | Boaden |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard James Boaden and of Agnes Hood Boaden (Nee Findlay), of Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ693 |
Markings | KO-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 115. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411852 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-09-1942 |
End Date | 15-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (21% moon) |
Operation | Wilhelmshaven. 202 aircraft, 2 losses (1%). PFF marking was accurate and local authorities report the worst raid so far. |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed into the sea |