Boston, Brian James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Brian James |
Surname | Boston |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy and Margaret Alice Irene Boston, of Luton, Bedfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND355 |
Markings | F2-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. G. 11. |
Epitaph | IN EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE OF DEAR BRIAN. MUM, HAROLD, MARGIE AND RONNIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 151905 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 635 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-08-1944 |
End Date | 27-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (50% moon) |
Operation | Kiel. 382 aircraft- 17 Lancasters lost (4.6%). PFF marking was hampered by the use of smoke screens. Despite this, the local report details a very serious raid with concentrated bombing on the centre and surrounding districts. The fires were fanned by strong winds. 134 people were killed and 1002 injured. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Fw. Gottfried Schneider of 1./NJG 3, North of Schleswig at 23.12 and at an altitiude of 5.500m. Crashed at Bokel, NW of Nortorf |