Bowen, Harry Elizah
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harry Elizah |
Surname | Bowen |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Hilda May Bowe, of Wednesfield, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LL897 |
Markings | CF-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Hilarion Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (Excerpt from For the Fallen By Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1581233 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-06-1944 |
End Date | 11-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Acheres |
Reason for Loss | Tasked to attack a rail junction, the Lancaster was shot down by a night fighter, crashing onto the Versaille-Chartres rail line at St Hilarion |