Sowter, Roy Tyldesley
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Roy Tyldesley |
Surname | Sowter |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Hannah Sowter, of Mount Royal, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM273 |
Markings | BQ-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. B. 26. |
Epitaph | THE AWESOME SANCTITY OF SPACE I TROD, PUT OUT MY HAND AND TOUCHED THE FACE OF GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 100 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/95495 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-02-1945 |
End Date | 24-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Pforzheim |
Reason for Loss | Shot down homebound by a night fighter, crashing at Eutingen, near Horb am Neckar |