Jesse Bosley, Sgt.
Personal information
Age 24
Nationality British
Date / place of birth Unknown
Military information
Army Number 7356434
Rank Sgt.
Function Co. Pilot Horsa Cn. 5003
Platoon / Troop / Flight Unknown
Company / Squadron A Squadron
Unit / Group No.1 Wing
Division / Transport / Command 1st Airborne Division
Regiment Army Air Corps Glider Pilot Regiment
Death information
Died when 18-9-1944
Died where Opheusden
Spot Near railwayline and on the road to Dodewaard
Map reference Unknown
Burial location
Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, Netherlands
Grave number 27-C-3
Graves overview
Miscellaneous information
Personal notes

Horsa glider 'Chalk Number 5003' carried six troops of RAF 6341 Light Warning Unit. Caught in a flak barrage about 8 kilometers from the intended Landing Zone, the glider was hit and crashed 1 km. south of the railway station of Opheusden, along the road to Dodewaard.

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Jesse Bosley, Sgt.
Personal information
Age 24
Nationality British
Date / place of birth Unknown
Military information
Army Number 7356434
Rank Sgt.
Function Co. Pilot Horsa Cn. 5003
Platoon / Troop / Flight Unknown
Company / Squadron A Squadron
Unit / Group No.1 Wing
Division / Transport / Command 1st Airborne Division
Regiment Army Air Corps Glider Pilot Regiment
Death information
Died when 18-9-1944
Died where Opheusden
Spot Near railwayline and on the road to Dodewaard
Map reference Unknown
Burial location
Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, Netherlands
Grave number 27-C-3
Graves overview
Miscellaneous information
Personal notes

Horsa glider 'Chalk Number 5003' carried six troops of RAF 6341 Light Warning Unit. Caught in a flak barrage about 8 kilometers from the intended Landing Zone, the glider was hit and crashed 1 km. south of the railway station of Opheusden, along the road to Dodewaard.

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