Boocock, John Hargrave
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Hargrave |
Surname | Boocock |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Harriet Boocock. Husband of Olive Louie Boocock, of Stanningley, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ337 |
Markings | NP-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 20. F. 5. |
Epitaph | BELOVED HUSBAND OF OLIVE LOUIE BOOCOCK IN HEAVENLY LOVE ABIDING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1686264 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1049/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1049/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-09-1944 |
End Date | 13-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Gelsenkirchen (Nordstern synthetic oil plant). 140 aircraft. A smoke screen prevented the bombers assessing the damage. 2 aircraft lost. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and broke up |