Boxall, George Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Edward |
Surname | Boxall |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward George and Daisy Ellen Boxall, of Datchet. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1411 |
Markings | LN-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Datchet Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 749. |
Epitaph | FOR EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1154278 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8748 (P361896/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1941 |
End Date | 01-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | Diverted to Mildenhall on return. Pilot misjudged runway and was attacked by an intruder on the second approach |