Gower, Richard Francis
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Richard Francis |
Surname | Gower |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Charles Alfred and Ethel Marion Gower, of Cromer, Norfolk. F.S.M.C. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden i |
Serial Number | L4036 |
Markings | EA-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 30. B. 8. |
Epitaph | PEACE, PEACE! HE IS NOT DEAD... HE HAS OUT-SOARED THE SHADOW OF OUR NIGHT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40693 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Miscellaneous Information
FSMC |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/480/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/480/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-08-1940 |
End Date | 12-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (66% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Flak |