Lowther, David Wesley
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | David Wesley |
Surname | Lowther |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Roy T. and Laura J. Lowther, of Tuxford, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4788 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. F. 11. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (Extract from For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 65 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/94724 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lowther Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1943 |
End Date | 04-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Hohenaspe, Germany. Possibly in collision with Lancaster R5731. |