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James Boucher, known as Jim, was born in Hampshire on 16 August 1919, the son of Vera (née Helby) and Rear Admiral Maitland Walter Sabine Boucher DSO RN. He was educated at Farnborough School and at Radley College from 1933 to 1938, where he was appointed Head of House and School Prefect.
Jim Boucher entered Worcester College on 7 October 1938, having been awarded an Exhibition. He was a member of the College Boat Club and rowed in the 1st Torpid and 1st Eight in 1939. On the outbreak of war he enlisted as a Gunner in the Royal Artillery and did not return to Oxford to complete his degree, but it is clear from correspondence in the Archives that he intended to return at the end of the war. He attended the 123rd Officer Cadet Training Unit from where he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 18 February 1940. He was promoted to Lieutenant and transferred to the Intelligence Corps on 5 September 1942. On 19 October 1945 Captain James Boucher was killed in an accident in India while on active service. He was 26 years old.
Jim Boucher is buried in Ranchi War Cemetery, India. He is commemorated on the war memorials at Radley College and Worcester College, Oxford.