Dowling, Joseph Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Ronald |
Surname | Dowling |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Louis G. Dowling and Angela Dowling. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LN482 |
Markings | OP-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 197. |
Epitaph | SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 542574 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-04-1944 |
End Date | 05-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training - Cross Country |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Oakley at 1255 hrs for a two and a half hour cross country exercise. Aircraft lost control while flying in cloud and broke up circa 1230 to 1300 hrs over fields on Poplars farm Rothersthorpe, Northampton. There were no survivors |