Sgt
Russell
Charles Heath
Boulton
Born in Consort, Special Area No. 4, Alberta, Canada
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 23
in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jun 2021
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Russell was born on May 15, 1919 at Consort, Alberta. He was a son of George Cartwright, a trucker and farmer, and Florence Mary (Nelder) Boulton. He was educated in Alberta and Manitoba, completing high school in Swan River, Manitoba in 1936. Throughout his childhood, he participated in many sports. He took an associates course in banking from 1937-1939.[1]
He was a bank teller for the Royal Bank of Canada in Red Deer when he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on Oct 8, 1941.[1] He had previous experience in the militia from 1939-1941 but no prior flying experience.
In 1943, he was attached to the 22nd Overseas Training Unit, a unit formed in April 1941 at RAF Wellesbourne Mountford to train night bomber crews on Vickers Wellington bomber aircraft.[2] On Feb 13 of that year, he was piloting a Wellington III with 8 other military personnel onboard when it was lost in a crash. All were interred at Stratford-Upon-Avon Cemetery, Warwickshire, United Kingdom.[3][1]
Sergeant Russell Boulton served in the Royal Air Force in World War II
Service started: 08 Oct 1941
Unit(s): 22 OTU RAF
Service ended: KIA 13 Feb 1943
Service started: 08 Oct 1941
Unit(s): 22 OTU RAF
Service ended: KIA 13 Feb 1943
Sgt Russell Boulton was Killed in Action during World War II.
Full Crew List of RAF HF759:
- Pilot Officer Spencer Hewitt Amys, Navigator
- Sergant Russell Charles Heath Boulton, Navigator
- Sergant John Gilbert Campbell, Navigator
- Warrant Officer Class I Leonard Stanley Carpenter, Pilot
- Flight Sergeant Laurence Michael Fleming, Wireless Operator
- Pilot Officer Michael Stein Jacobs, Navigator
- Sergeant Roy Kennedy, Air Gunner
- Warrant Officer Class II George Andrew Molozzi, Air Observe
- Sergeant Arthur Nathaniel Edward, Pilot
Census Records
- 1921 Census, Battle River, Alberta, Canada
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Canadian Virtual War Memorial Page, Sergeant Russell Charles Heath Boulton. Contains multiple images of newspaper articles, attestation papers and other documents
- ↑ List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units, Wikipedia
- ↑ Aircraft Loss Entry Database, RAFCommands.com
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Categories: Royal Canadian Air Force, World War II | War Medal 1939-1945 | 1939-1945 Star | Stratford upon Avon Cemetery, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire | No 22 Operational Training Unit, Royal Air Force, World War II | Killed in Action, Canada, World War II