Cowie, Alexander Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alexander Bruce |
Surname | Cowie |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Annie Guyan Cowie, of Aberdeen. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X3219 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aberdeen (Allenvale) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Grave 1959. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1553773 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-03-1943 |
End Date | 08-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Whilst on evening cross-country exercise, the airplane crashed and burst into flames at 2125 at Barton St David, five miles SE of Street, Somerset. Subsequent investigation suggested that both engines had failed in succession. |