Cowan, Hugh Wilson
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Hugh Wilson |
Surname | Cowan |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander Wilson Cowan and Agnes Black Cowan, of Ayr. Husband of Euphemia Millar Cowan, of Dollar. M.A., Hons. (Glasgow). Blue For Association Football. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB366 |
Markings | AZ-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. K. 21. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 67107 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 627 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-09-1944 |
End Date | 28-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Kaiserslautern |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Kaiserslautern-Einsiedlerhof. |