Boylan, Michael Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Michael Joseph |
Surname | Boylan |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Henrietta Boylan, of Motherwell, Lanarkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP699 |
Markings | QO-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leopoldsburg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VIII. B. 11. |
Epitaph | THEY MISS HIM MOST WHO LOVED HIM BEST. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 187754 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
The diversity of grave locations of this crew suggests they were recovered by an American graves investigation unit after the ending of hostilities |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1944 |
End Date | 18-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 523 aircraft, 8 Halifaxes lost (1.5%). A successful raid. 346 houses destroyed and 524 badly damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Collided with Halifax LV818. Six crew members died in the crash, one survived. The entire crew of eight on board Halifax LV818 also perished. |