William George BOYCE

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Service Number:	421239
Enlisted:	31 January 1942
Last Rank:	Flight Sergeant
Last Unit:	No. 460 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia, 22 April 1918
Home Town:	Capertee, Lithgow, New South Wales
Occupation:	Hotel porter
Died:	Flying Battle, Gunderup, Ribe, Denmark, North West Europe, 10 April 1944, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery Brande, Denmark Lancaster JD734 shot down by German fighter, with loss of all 7 crew members, Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial

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3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flight Sergeant, 421239
31 Jan 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 421239, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF)
31 Jan 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 421239

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