Bowes, Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth |
Surname | Bowes |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Gertrude Bowes. Husband of Joyce Bowes, of Darlington, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED357 |
Markings | PH-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 143. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1098656 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1943 |
End Date | 12-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Possibly shot down by night-fighter, crashing into Ijsselmeer nr. town of Dronten. |