Lieutenant James Charles Bowman BOUCHER, RN

1912 - 1941  (28 years)

• Name	James Charles Bowman BOUCHER
  Prefix	Lieutenant
  Suffix	RN
  Birth	27 May 1912	Sth Molton, Devon, England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	885F4992472243C2B2E320FE95F0D66BA969
  Death	17 Jan 1941	Aboard SS 'Almeda Star'
  Person ID	I4990	Boxers
  Last Modified	3 May 2026

  
  

  Father	John Smith BOUCHER,   b. 2nd Qtr 1882, Nanttle, Llandwrog, Carnarvonshire, Wales d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Laura Myra Gwendoline HARRISON,   b. 4th Qtr 1885, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	2nd Qtr 1907	Rochford, Essex, England
  Family ID	F1979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan Dorothy Woolhouse BOXER,   b. 31 Jul 1911, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England d. Nov 1997, Gosport, Hampshire, England (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	4th Qtr 1937	Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F1678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2006

  
  

• Notes

  Commemorated on the Lee on Solent Memorial, James was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy based at HMS 'Goshawk', a land facility. He was on board an unescorted ship, the 'Almeda Star' when it was hit by torpedos from U-96. The ship was carrying 120 personnel from the Fleet Air Arm, 34 from the Royal Navy and 15 from the RNVR as well as 136 crew. All were lost.