Howe, Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bernard |
Surname | Howe |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Florence Howe, of Cosham, Portsmouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | EE198 |
Markings | PG-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 3. G. 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1313057 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Two of his three brothers had also perished in the war by the time of his death. Furthermore, his parents had been bombed out of their home three times (see attached newspaper article). |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1943 |
End Date | 22-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Hptm. Wilhelm Herget of Stab I./NJG4, detached to 3./NJG1 in a Bf110-G4 from Venlo airfield (his 32nd victory and his first of three that night). Crashed at Asten-Heusden 10km SSE of Helmond, Netherlands. The aircraft jettissoned its bombs in the Astense Peel river damaging a nearby farm, although there were no civilian casulaties. All of the crew were initially buried in Mook War Cemetery and re-interred to Jonkerbos War Cemetery in December 1947. |