Boutilier, Eric Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Eric Patrick |
Surname | Boutilier |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of M. Chisholm Boutilier and Maude Boutilier, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ506 |
Markings | QO-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Le Mans (West) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 38. 1939-45 Row C. Grave 29. |
Epitaph | BELOVED SON OF MAUD AND CHISHOLM BOUTILIER, HALIFAX, N.S. GONE, NEVER FORGOTTEN. MUM, DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/88414 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Le Mans- to bomb railway installations. 133 aircraft, 3 Halifaxes Lost (2.3%). Bombing was accurate with much damage caused to the railways and, as a 'bonus' to the nearby Gnome and Rhone factory. Casualties were mercifully light. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed south of Le Mans airfield, France |