Bogard, Joel (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1942-August-12

Birth Date: 1920
Born:
Parents: Son of Isaac and Dinah Bogard, of Bethnal Green, London
Spouse:
Home: Bethnal Green, London, England
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
50 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Sic Fidem Servamus Thus we keep faith
Base
RAF Swinderby
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Air Gunner (Rear)
Service Numbers
1382214
Target
Temporary Burial
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Crew or Other Personnel
Lancaster R5746
Mission
Lancaster Mk.I R5746
Bombing 1942-August-12 to 1942-August-12
50 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Swinderby
50 Squadron (From Defense To Attack), RAF Swinderby. Lancaster I aircraft R 5746 VN-Q was lost during operations against targets in Le Havre, France. The cause of loss was not determined but the entire crew was lost when the bomber crashed near the target area
Flight Sergeant John Manley Lowe (RCAF), Sergeant Joel Bogard (RAFVR), Sergeant Alexander Ashcroft Waldie (RAF), Pilot Officer David Gray (RAF), Sergeant Geoffrey Browning McCloy (RAAF), Sergeant William Paul Taylor (RAAF) and Flight Sergeant Thomas william Sheridan Addison (RAAF) were all killed in action
Lancaster I R5746 Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database