Bousfield, John Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Henry |
Surname | Bousfield |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Adam William Bousfield and of Margaret Ann Bousfield (Nee Longstaffe). Husband of May Victoria Bousfield, of West Ewell, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT694 |
Markings | NP-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 12. E. 2-5. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1339908 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 27/1048/27 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/26 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-02-1943 |
End Date | 15-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 243 aircraft, 9 lost (3.7%). PFF used H2S to mark the target with sky-markers. Limited success. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed ESE of Maastricht, Holland |