Boyd, William James Stonard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William James Stonard |
Surname | Boyd |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sydney and Gertrude Stenning, of Stoughton, Guildford, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB283 |
Markings | VR-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. G. 5. |
Epitaph | TREASURED MEMORIES OF OUR DEAR SON WILLIAM. CALLED TO A HIGHER SERVICE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1379357 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-03-1943 |
End Date | 29-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | St. Nazaire. 323 aircraft, 2 losses. An Oboe marked attack on the docks area with good bombing accuracy |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in the vicinity of Nantes, France |