Howl, Alfred William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alfred William |
Surname | Howl |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 08-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred William and Nora Howl, of Westhill, Ontario,Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3662 |
Markings | -B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lerwick New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Terrace 7B. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON HE LIVES FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 52 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/26309 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-10-1943 |
End Date | 08-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at 0600 off the Isle of Skye |