| [Index] |
| William Wrixon BOYLSON (1918 - 1944) |
| DFC & bar - a Pathfinder in Bomber Command |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Living |
William Wrixon BOYLSON (1918 - 1944) + Joyce M FAWCETT |
Joseph Patrick BOYLSON (1881 - 1937) | James BOYLSON (1847 - 1911) | Michael BOYLSON (1813 - 1878) |
| Catherine (BOYLSON) (1817 - 1891) | ||||
| Mary Anne MOLLOY | Mathew Francis MOLLOY | |||
| Gertrude Alice WILLIAMSON (1880 - 1957) | John Thomas WILLIAMSON | John WILLIAMSON | ||
| Cecilia LARGE (1848 - 1932) | William James LARGE (1806 - 1881) | |||
| Mary Ann (Marianne) Caroline WRIXON (1819 - 1888) |
| b. 06 Oct 1918 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| m. abt Dec 1943 Joyce M FAWCETT at Surrey South Western, Surrey, England |
| d. 25 Jun 1944 at Flatow, Oberhavel, Brandenburg, Germany aged 25 |
| Parents: |
| Joseph Patrick BOYLSON (1881 - 1937) |
| Gertrude Alice WILLIAMSON (1880 - 1957) |
| Siblings (2): |
| Jack Wrixon BOYLSON (1911 - 1988) |
| Jean Gertrude BOYLSON (1912 - 2001) |
| Children (1): |
| Events in William Wrixon BOYLSON (1918 - 1944)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 06 Oct 1918 | William Wrixon BOYLSON was born | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 18 | ||
| 05 Mar 1937 | 18 | Death of father Joseph Patrick BOYLSON (aged 55) | Orange, New South Wales, Australia | 2451/1937 | |
| abt Dec 1943 | 25 | Married Joyce M FAWCETT | Surrey South Western, Surrey, England | ||
| 25 Jun 1944 | 25 | William Wrixon BOYLSON died | Flatow, Oberhavel, Brandenburg, Germany | Note 1 | 18 |
| Personal Notes: |
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Service Record
Name BOYLSON, WILLIAM WRIXON Service Royal Australian Air Force Service Number 404623 Date of Birth 6 Oct 1918 Place of Birth WAGGA WAGGA, NSW Date of Enlistment 11 Oct 1940 Locality on Enlistment Unknown Place of Enlistment BRISBANE, QLD Next of Kin DUNLOP, J Date of Death 25 Jun 1944 Rank Flight Lieutenant Posting on Death 643 Squadron WW2 Honours and Gallantry Distinguished Flying Cross and bar Prisoner of War No Roll of Honour FORBES NSW Forbes Advocate 30 June 1944 MISSING OVER GERMANY Report Concerning Ex- Forbes Boy Flight-Lieut. W. W. Boylson In February of last year it was our pleasing duty to record that Pilot-Officer William Wrixon Boylson, an ex-Forbes boy and brother of Mrs. F. L Stitt, of "Werai," Forbes, had been awarded the D.F.C. for onspicuous bravery and courage as a member of the Bomber Command operating around the coast of Great Britain. Later, he gained a bar to this award and was promoted to the rank of Flight-Lieutenant. Now comes the sad news that he is missing from air operations over Germany, and the wish of his many old Forbes friends and those of the family generally is that more reassuring news concerning his safety will be heard in the very near future. On Wednesday his sister, Mrs. Stitt, received the following communication from, the Air Board, Melbourne: — "Flight-Lieut. W. W. Boylson, D.F.C. and bar, missing. Dear Madam: I regret to inform you that your brother, Flight-Lieut. William Wrixon Boylson, D.F.C. and bar, is missing as a result of air operations on June 25, 1914, Known details are that he was a member of a crew of Mosquito aircraft detailed to attack enemy target in Germany which failed to return to its base. Your brother's wife in England has been informed by the Air Ministry. The Minister for Air joins with the Air Board in expressing sincere sympathy in your anxiety. When any further information is received it will be conveyed to you immediately." Flight-.Lieut. Boylson was married last October to an English girl. He is the youngest son of the late J. P. Boylson, former Crown Lands Agent at Forbes, and of Mrs. S. G. Boylson, of Murwillumbah, and in addition to his only sister (Mrs. Stitt), has one brother, Flying-Officer Jack Boylson, who is in the R.A.A.F. serving at an Australian station. Flight-Lieut. Boylson enlisted at Ballina in 1939 while a member of the staff of the Bank of Australasia there. HOW HE WON THE ORIGINAL DECORATION When we reported the granting of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Ft./Lieut. Boylson in February, 1943, we stated that mention was not made of any specific incident having prompted the award, which was made in recognition of his general efficiency and courage. He spent his early period of training in Australia and after advanced training in Canada he arrived in England to add further lustre to the R.A.A.F. in that sphere of action and relieve those gallant Englishmen, whose heroic exploits in the air saved De- mocracy from the heel of the Hun, of some of their man-sized duties. In a raid over Nuremberg in August, 1942, Bill's Stirling bomber was badly holed by flack, and it was with difficulty that he got it back to England to make a forced landing, in which he received a leg injury that laid him up for some time. Bill then belonged to that crack company of Australian pilots, navigators and air-gunners of the Bomber Command's super squadrons known as The Pathfinders, whose insignia is a small albatross worn on the right breast pocket. They are all veterans of many raids, whose skill and bravery have repeatedly been proved. The physical fitness they must possess can be judged from the fact that they must have taken part in about 45 raids, which means about 300 flying hours. The Pathfinders, Bomber Command's most decorated airmen have been trained and equipped for a single purpose, namely, paving the way for the main attack. They must find and indicate the objective; on the fires they start often depends the success of an operation. In the town where he spent part of his school life the hope is general that word of Bill's safety will shortly be received. |
| Source References: |
| 18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool |
| - Reference = David Boylson 16 Oct 2019 (Birth) |
| - Reference = David Boylson 16 Oct 2019 (Death) |