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BOYD, James Owen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 410830 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Newtown, Victoria, Australia, 14 October 1922 |
| Home Town: | Newtown and Chilwell, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wool Classer for Dalgety and Co. |
| Died: | Flying Battle, North West Europe, 2 December 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated: - Panel 187, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 410830, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
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| 27 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 410830 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents: - Thomas Patrick Boyd and Mary Teresa Kelly married 3rd Jun 1918 in Victoria, Australia.
Fate: - Flying Officer James Owen Boyd was killed in action when Lancaster LM316 of the 460 Squadronwas shot down over Berlin, Germany. Seven crew members and one passenger Norwegian poet Nordahl Grieg were killed.
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