James Owen BOYD

BOYD, James Owen

Service Number: 410830
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
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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
27 Feb 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 410830

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Biography 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.