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Boyce, Henry Basil Pridden (Lieutenant)
Prisoner of War 1918-March-12
Birth Date: unkown date (age 87)
Born: South Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan
Frank H. Boyce, no mention of his mother.
Home: South Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan
Enlistment: Valcartier, Quebec
Enlistment Date: 1914-09-21
Service
RAF
RAF
Unit
62 (FR) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
62 (FR) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
Rank
Lieutenant
| Marshal | |
| Air Chief Marshal | A/C/M |
| Air Marshal | A/M |
| Air Vice Marshal | A/V/M |
| Air Commodore | A/C |
| Group Captain | G/C |
| Wing Commander | W/C |
| Squadron Leader | S/L |
| Flight Lieutenant | F/L |
| Flying Officer | F/O |
| Pilot Officer | P/O |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class | WO1 |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class | WO2 |
| Flight Sergeant | FS |
| Sergeant | SGT |
| Corporal | CPL |
| Senior Aircraftman | SAC |
| Leading Aircraftman | LAC |
| Aircraftman 1st Class | AC1 |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class | AC2 |
Position
pilot
pilot
Service Numbers
15232 CEF
15232 CEF
Boyce enlisted in the Fort Gary Horse, CEF as a private. He was wounded in France in August, 1915. After experience in the trenches in France for over a year he was selected for officer training. After recovering from his wound he also suffered bouts of extended tonsillitis and influenza. He transferred to the RFC as a Lieutenant in October, 1917, and after flight training was posted to 62 Sqn. RFC.
He was shot down 1918-03-12 over Clary, Nord, France, the 29th victim of Lothar von Richtoffen, on one of his first flights, but survived the crash to be made POW. He was repatriated 1918-12-04.
Lieutenant Henry Basil Pridden Boyce was cremated.
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