Cowgill, Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Stanley |
Surname | Cowgill |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Jane Ann Cowgill, of Horsforth, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5572 |
Markings | ZN-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Steenderen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 8. |
Epitaph | TREASURED MEMORIES TO-DAY AND ALWAYS OF A DEARLY LOVED SON AND BROTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1134233 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1943 |
End Date | 26-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (38% moon) |
Operation | Gelsenkirchen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a Bf110-G4 night-fighter flown by Oblt. Werner Husemann of Stab./NJG1 from Deelen Airfield. Crashed at 20.19hrs at Baak (Gelderland) 8 km SSE of Zutphen, Holland. |