Lancaster (#JB 684) aircraft took off from Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire, on a night raid against the railway yards in Laon, France. 181 Aircraft were part of the mission, sadly 9 did not return home. JB684 was shot down by a night fighter and the Lancaster crashed at Conde-sur-Aisne, 12 Km E. of Soissons, France; all seven aircrew members perished.
The airmen killed in this aircraft crash were:-
RCAF Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd ALBERTS,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Robert BERKEY,
RAFVR Sergeant Sidney BOSWORTH,
RCAF Pilot Officer Joseph GRODECKI,
RCAF Pilot Officer William Robert OLIVER,
RCAF Pilot Officer Russell Arthur SALTZBERRY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Walker TONKIN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: LANCASTER BOMBER Air Gunner
Service No: 1393762
Age: 22
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: RCAF 405 (‘City Of Vancouver’) Squadron [‘Ducimus’=‘WE LEAD’], Pathfinder Force
Son of Nathaniel and Louisa Bosworth. Sidney had an older brother also called Nat, and a younger sister by 2 years called Gladys.
Both Gladys and Nat were part of the war effort, and both survived Sidney by living until their 80's.
Sidney was unmarried.
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BOSWORTH, SIDNEY, S Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1393762 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 23/04/1944. Died aged:22 Grave 3.
The airmen killed in this aircraft crash were:-
RCAF Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd ALBERTS,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Robert BERKEY,
RAFVR Sergeant Sidney BOSWORTH,
RCAF Pilot Officer Joseph GRODECKI,
RCAF Pilot Officer William Robert OLIVER,
RCAF Pilot Officer Russell Arthur SALTZBERRY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Walker TONKIN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: LANCASTER BOMBER Air Gunner
Service No: 1393762
Age: 22
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: RCAF 405 (‘City Of Vancouver’) Squadron [‘Ducimus’=‘WE LEAD’], Pathfinder Force
Son of Nathaniel and Louisa Bosworth. Sidney had an older brother also called Nat, and a younger sister by 2 years called Gladys.
Both Gladys and Nat were part of the war effort, and both survived Sidney by living until their 80's.
Sidney was unmarried.
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BOSWORTH, SIDNEY, S Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1393762 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 23/04/1944. Died aged:22 Grave 3.
Lancaster (#JB 684) aircraft took off from Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire, on a night raid against the railway yards in Laon, France. 181 Aircraft were part of the mission, sadly 9 did not return home. JB684 was shot down by a night fighter and the Lancaster crashed at Conde-sur-Aisne, 12 Km E. of Soissons, France; all seven aircrew members perished.
The airmen killed in this aircraft crash were:-
RCAF Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd ALBERTS,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Robert BERKEY,
RAFVR Sergeant Sidney BOSWORTH,
RCAF Pilot Officer Joseph GRODECKI,
RCAF Pilot Officer William Robert OLIVER,
RCAF Pilot Officer Russell Arthur SALTZBERRY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Walker TONKIN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: LANCASTER BOMBER Air Gunner
Service No: 1393762
Age: 22
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: RCAF 405 (‘City Of Vancouver’) Squadron [‘Ducimus’=‘WE LEAD’], Pathfinder Force
Son of Nathaniel and Louisa Bosworth. Sidney had an older brother also called Nat, and a younger sister by 2 years called Gladys.
Both Gladys and Nat were part of the war effort, and both survived Sidney by living until their 80's.
Sidney was unmarried.
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BOSWORTH, SIDNEY, S Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1393762 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 23/04/1944. Died aged:22 Grave 3.
The airmen killed in this aircraft crash were:-
RCAF Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd ALBERTS,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Robert BERKEY,
RAFVR Sergeant Sidney BOSWORTH,
RCAF Pilot Officer Joseph GRODECKI,
RCAF Pilot Officer William Robert OLIVER,
RCAF Pilot Officer Russell Arthur SALTZBERRY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Walker TONKIN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: LANCASTER BOMBER Air Gunner
Service No: 1393762
Age: 22
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: RCAF 405 (‘City Of Vancouver’) Squadron [‘Ducimus’=‘WE LEAD’], Pathfinder Force
Son of Nathaniel and Louisa Bosworth. Sidney had an older brother also called Nat, and a younger sister by 2 years called Gladys.
Both Gladys and Nat were part of the war effort, and both survived Sidney by living until their 80's.
Sidney was unmarried.
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BOSWORTH, SIDNEY, S Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1393762 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 23/04/1944. Died aged:22 Grave 3.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF OUR DEAR BROTHER.
HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
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