Pow, William Renton
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | William Renton |
Surname | Pow |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Mary Pow, of Tayport, Fife. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD380 |
Markings | P4-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. B. 14. |
Epitaph | BELOVED SON OF MARY AND THE LATE JAMES POW, "ALLANDALE", TAYPORT, SCOTLAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 86 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 122734 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-11-1944 |
End Date | 29-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1215hrs. Hit by flak while flying over Horde, 4km SE from centre of Dortmund. Aircraft disintegrated. |