Rowe, Herbert Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Herbert Reginald |
Surname | Rowe |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald George and Alice Rowe, of Swaffham, Norfolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4187 |
Markings | KM-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | AIII. 9. 11. |
Epitaph | PEACE CAME TO HIM EARLY IN THE DAWN AS AWAY, HEAVENWARDS HIS SOUL WAS BORNE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 92 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1176862 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-10-1942 |
End Date | 02-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (54% moon) |
Operation | Wismar |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at 2119hrs, on the Skallingen, NW of Esbjerg, Denmark. |