Dowe, David Jesse
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | David Jesse |
Surname | Dowe |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of David N. Dowe and Alice E. Dowe, of Thorpe St. Andrew, Norfolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM574 |
Markings | JO-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row D. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1725436 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-06-1944 |
End Date | 25-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Prouville V1 Site |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft shot down by a night-fighter, exploded and crashed 3km S/W of Doullens in France. |