Boam, Alfred George
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alfred George |
Surname | Boam |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Mabel Boam, of Stamford, Lincolnshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME620 |
Markings | TL-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chièvres Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 35. |
Epitaph | A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY LEFT BEHIND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1233242 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
The crew's Flight Engineer, Sgt W G Lawrie, successfully evaded capture |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/381/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/381/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1944 |
End Date | 09-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Haine St Pierre- to attack railway installations. 123 aircraft, 9 losses (7.3%). severe damage to half of the railway yards and engine sheds |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Estinnes au Val, ESE of Mons, Belgium |