Wright, Owen
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Owen |
Surname | Wright |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Tiberius J. and Violet A. Wright. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND629 |
Markings | PM-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 23. C. 12-14. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 119 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/28272 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
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 27/816/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2234hrs. Shot down by night fighter and crashed 5km N of Ahaus. No other details known. |