Boyd, Harry Wilfred (Corporal)

Killed in Action 1944-June-07

Corporal Harry Wilfred Boyd RCAF

Birth Date: 1921-February-28

Born:

Parents: Harry P & Dora Boyd

Spouse:

Home: Weston, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

127 Wing- Wing (RAF)

Base

Rank

Corporal

Position

Service Numbers

R/136157

Home

Weston, Ontario (parents)

Memorial Location

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 256

Lost in the sinking of LCT 715 (Landing Craft-Tank)

No. 524, 715, 750, 809, 886, 947 (total 6), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy Landings, N France, June 1944

Unvetted Source U-Boat.net

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Ship LCTVessel715

Corporal Harry Wilfred Boyd RCAF

Corporal Boyd, Harry Wilfred (RCAF)

Killed in Action
1944-June-07
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Sergeant Marshall William Card RCAF

Sergeant Card, Marshall William (RCAF)
driver
Killed in Action
1944-June-07
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Corporal Merle Faxon Kimmerly RCAF

Corporal Kimmerly, Merle Faxon (RCAF)

Killed in Action
1944-June-07
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Leading Aircraftman Nicholas Somolenko RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Somolenko, Nicholas (RCAF)

Killed in Action
1944-June-07
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Ship serial: LCTVessel715

Unit Desciption

127 Wing (No. 127 (RCAF) Wing RAF)

No. 127 Wing, Royal Air Force, the 'Kenley Wing' of Nos 403, 416 and 443 (later 421) Squadrons RCAF: based at Kenley, led by Wing Commander J E Johnson from spring to September 1943; at Tangmere on 5 June 1944 (Wikipedia, No. 127 Wing RAF).

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