Bower, Kenneth Oswald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Oswald |
Surname | Bower |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Kinsman Bower and Amy Helen Bower, of Butterworth, Transkei, Cape Province, South Africa. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1477 |
Markings | QT-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. A. 18. |
Epitaph | ACCEPT ME IN MY GOLDEN TIME, FOR THEE THE GLORY OF MY PRIME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 778625 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1942 |
End Date | 11-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 20:30 on 10 Sep 1942 from Grimsby to bomb a target in Düsseldorf. Cause of loss and crash-site are not established. |