Cowell, John Roger
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Roger |
Surname | Cowell |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy and Mona Winifred Cowell, of Pendrethan, Lundin Links, Fife. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | JB462 |
Markings | PH-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vernou-En-Sologne Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | SCARCE HAD HE LIFTED UP LIFE'S FULL AND FIERY CUP, THAN HE HAD SET IT DOWN UNTOUCHED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1823215 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 27/168/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-06-1944 |
End Date | 01-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Vierzon |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and fell onto the road leading from Vernou- en Sologne (Loire-et-Cher). All seven crew killed |