Towle, John Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | John Gordon |
Surname | Towle |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | IGSM |
Date of Death | 31-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Ernest and Annie Towle. Husband of Nancy Gertrude Walton Towle, of Doncaster, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED972 |
Markings | PH-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sp. Mem. 3. F. 24. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND EVERLOVING MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 108 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 37334 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Miscellaneous Information
His IGSM was awarded while flying Hawker Audax aircraft with 28 Squadron, 1938-1939 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-08-1943 |
End Date | 31-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Monchengladbach |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the target area |