BOYNTON, Geoffrey Vernon
| Service Number: | 409020 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Air Force Headquarters |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 26 December 1920 |
| Home Town: | Balranald, Balranald, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wesley College Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Pay Clerk, Olympic Tyre Co., West Footscray, Victoria, Australia |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Timor, 1 October 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Northern Territory Memorial Adelaide River, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia. Panel 6. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balranald War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 409020 | |
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| 21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 13 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 409020 | |
| 1 Oct 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 409020, Air Force Headquarters |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Vernon Keyworth Boynton and Lurline Close Boynton of Balranald, NSW
13SQN RAAF Lockheed Hudson A16-243 was lost in the Koepang, Timor area - all crew were killed:
Flying Officer Paul Coles Gunson 407436
Sergeant Francis Peter Kemp 406871
Flying Officer Geoffrey Vernon Boynton 409020
Flying Officer John Edward Alcock 408056
Sergeant, William Stephen Powell 406813
Biography contributed
Geoffrey Vernon BOYNTON was born in Bendigo, Victoria on 26th December, 1920
His parents were Vernon Keyworth BOYNTON & Lurline Close STILES
His father Vernon (SN 664) served during WW1 with the 8th Light Horse Regiment and returned to Australia in 1916
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