Bowles, Mervyn Alan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Mervyn Alan |
Surname | Bowles |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald Arthur and Lizzie Georgina Bowles, of Goudhurst. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7866 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Goudhurst New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Row D. Grave 23. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER. HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1800366 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 1662 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Goudhurst, Kent |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Mervyn Alan Bowles, Chorister until killed on active service 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1944 |
End Date | 25-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Blyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | During circuits and bumps crash landed |