Boyd, Charles Arthur Died

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Personal Information

Rank Sgt
Forename(s) Charles Arthur
Surname Boyd
Gender M
Age 26
Date of Death 30-03-1943
Next of Kin son of Hazen Maniton Boyd and Hazel Glenna Boyd (Brown) of Coles Island, New Brunswick, Canada.
BOYD CA

Aircraft Information

Aircraft Vickers Wellington X
Serial Number HE744
Markings ZL-J

Memorial Information

Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Runnymede Memorial
Grave Reference Panel 186.

IBCC Memorial Information

Map
Directions to panel 134
BOYD CA

Location

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Panel 134
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Directions From the Chadwick Centre, take the central path towards The Spire.

Phase 2
Panel Number 134

Enlistment Information

Service Number R/126478
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 6
Squadron 427 (Lion)
Squadron Motto Ferte manus certas (Strike sure)
Trade Air Bomber
Country of Origin Canada

Other Memorials

Location Race Control Building, Croft Auto Circuit, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Metal Plaque
Memorial Text In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF
Location Roadside Location, A167, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Stone Memorial topped with metal statue
Memorial Text In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF
Location Allerton Park Castle, Allerton, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Metal Plaque
Memorial Text Memorial Garden dedicated to the 4272 personnel of 6 (RCAF) Gp based at Allerton Castle who gave the ultimate sacrifice during WWII to preserve our freedom
Location Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Propeller Unit & Inscribed Marble Tablets
Memorial Text Dedicated to the men & women of 6 (RCAF) Gp Bomber Command and to the 9980 Canadians lost serving in Bomber Command.

Miscellaneous Information

Charles was born on 4 October 1916 at Coles Island, New Brunswick. His father was born at Coles Island and worked as a Lumberman Operator and his mother was born at Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. He had a sister Lily and four brothers. He attended Phillipstown school 1923-1933, Coles Island Superior 1933-1936 (Jnr Matric) and Fredericton Normal school 1937-1938 where he gained a First and Superior class teacher licence. The sports he was interested in were swimming, skiing, and skating and he enjoyed horseback riding. His hobby was collecting curios. Between 1936-1938 Charles was unemployed but he then went to Cox’s Point School, Cumberland Bay, New Brunswick 1938-1939, where he was a teacher followed by Springfield School, Springfield also as a teacher, 1939-1940. He then joined the St. John Fusiliers where he spent eight months service during 1940-1941.
Charles enlisted on 8 October 1941 and after training embarked from Canada for the U.K. on 28 October 1942. He arrived at 3PRC on 6 November 1942 and was then at 22 OTU on 24 November 1942 and 427 Squadron on 15 March 1943. Sadly two weeks later, Charles lost his life on 30 March 1943.

The National Archives

Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/10
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/10

Fellow Servicemen

Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.

Name Outcome
Bisset W M (F/S) Died
Dove A R (Sgt) Died
McFadden D F (F/S) Died
Sweet L T E (F/O) Died

Last Operation Information

Start Date 29-03-1943
End Date 30-03-1943
Takeoff Station Croft
Day/Night Raid Night (40% moon)
Operation Bochum. 149 Wellingtons and 8 Oboe Mosquitoes. 12 Wellingtons lost- 8.0%. New moon and cloudy conditions led to the use of sky-marking but the Mosquitoes were unable to keep to the marking schedule and as a result to raid was a failure
Reason for Aircraft Loss Lost without trace
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Casualty Pack

IBCC is delighted to introduce a unique facility to link the Losses Database to the relevant RAF Casualty Pack on the National Archives website. This project is the result of on-going collaboration between IBCC, the MOD Records Office and National Archives, Kew. This document describes what Casualty Packs are, when they were created, the process of making them available to the public and then goes on to describe the process by which you can view the contents of the packs. Casualty Packs (CPs) were created by the RAF whenever there was serious injury or loss of life associated with operational activity within the RAF. This includes operational flying losses, enemy action due to air raids, road accidents either on station or even off-station if they involved RAF vehicles. Deaths due to natural causes in service or accidents that did not involve RAF vehicles did not generally give rise to a CP.

CPs were originally given a unique reference number by the RAF. Each begins with the letter ‘P’ and is followed by six digits, then an oblique (forward slash) and the finally the year in which the incident took place- for example P396154/42.

The CPs are in the process of being made available to the general public as they are passed from the MOD Records Office, Portsmouth to National Archives, Kew. This process requires some rework to the files which is very time consuming, so the process of making them all available to National Archives will take several years. They are being made available in increasing date order.

Once CPs arrive at National Archives they are assigned a unique AIR81 number, so each CP has both a P-number and an AIR81 number. Both are searchable on the National Archives website under ‘Search the catalogue’ and both are included on the IBCC website.

The AIR81 reference on the IBCC website is a link to the file on the National Archives website. When you click on it, the relevant page will open in a new tab on your browser.

There is currently no plan to digitise AIR81 files, partly because they are fragile and partly because the information they contain can at times be sensitive, even harrowing, since they may contain exhumation reports and even photographs of corpses. Family members wishing to read the AIR81 files relating to their ancestors are advised to exercise caution and be guided by National Archives warnings where appropriate.

There are two means for accessing AIR81 files- to attend in person or to order a copy by post.

To attend in person, the attendee should first create a Reader’s Ticket. This can be done online by following this link: https://secure.nationalarchives.gov.uk/login/yourdetails. Then click on the AIR81 reference on the IBCC website and click Order in Advance. Enter your Reader’s Ticket number and state the date on which you intend to visit. National Archives will have the file ready for you when you arrive, saving you time. When you visit Kew, you must quote the Reader’s Ticket number and take along two forms of ID- one bearing your signature and one bearing your address. When you view the files, you are permitted to take photographs of each page, should you wish.

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