Boyes, Harry Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Harry Thomas |
Surname | Boyes |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred and Mary Ellen Boyes. Husband of Gloria June Boyes, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK386 |
Markings | GT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Matignicourt-et-Goncourt Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16933 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | Navigator/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Boyes Island, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-12-1942 |
End Date | 22-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Munich. 137 aircraft- 1, 5 and PFF Groups. 12 losses (8.8%). Most of the bombs fell in open countryside, possibly due to a decoy fire |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Matignicourt et Goncourt, France |