Lowe, John Edgecombe
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Edgecombe |
Surname | Lowe |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Murray Lowe and Marjorie Alice Lowe, of Bridgwater, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | P1256 |
Markings | ZN |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Finningley (Holy Trinity and St. Oswald) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Row J. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE THAN THIS HATH NO MAN" REQUIESCAT IN PACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 65 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42373 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3476 (P355061/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-09-1940 |
End Date | 28-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Training operation |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 3 miles SE of Winningly |