Cowan, Hamilton
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Hamilton |
Surname | Cowan |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel Cowan and Lizzie Cowan (née Lyness), of Hill Street, Lisburn. Husband of Iris I. Cowan (née Schweizer), whom he married in 1941 in Hamstead. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ED444 |
Markings | EA-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. A. 11-13. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 545154 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 14 October 1919, Lisburn, Northern Ireland. His wife was a teacher and lived with her parents at Heath House, The Cottage, North End Way, Hampstead, Surrey. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-01-1943 |
End Date | 18-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter flown by Lt. Paul Szameitat of 6./NJG3 at 22.04hrs. Crashed in flames at Barenshoft nr Flensburg. The victory was also claimed, unsuccessfully, but a flak battery. |