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Bolton, J.H., Sgt., 1941
In Reichswald Forest War Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave of 987466 Sergeant Joseph Hagan Bolton, serving with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died 07/08/1941.

Simon Glancey has submitted the following:

Sgt J H Bolton (Service Nš 987466) was killed in Vickers Wellington 1c W5721 JN-X of 150 Sqn, lost in unknown circumstances on a mission to Frankfurt. The Wellington left RAF Snaith at 22.35 hours, but no further details are available. Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War: 1941; W.R. Chorley; 1993; Midland Counties Publications; ISBN 0 904597 87 3 page 111

Tony Hibberd has added the following:

Wellington W5721 JN-Z had departed Snaith at 22.35 fpr Ops Frankfurt. It was engaged by 1-3/Res Flak Abt 465, hit and shot down. The aircraft crashed at Schermbeck.
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years Part 2 Dr. Theo Boiten.

Joseph Hagan Bolton is remembered at Alnwick on A11.17 A11.53 A13.06 and at Radcliffe R32.01


The CWGC entry for Sergeant Bolton

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk