Bowen, Lawrence Milbert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Lawrence Milbert |
Surname | Bowen |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Margaret Bowen, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Elsie Ada Bowen, of Toronto. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6946 |
Markings | DY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ipswich Old Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Div. 31. Grave 24. |
Epitaph | "LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM." LOVED AND REMEMBERED BY HIS WIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/65785 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Martin, Kirton, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Engraved Pew Ends and Framed Photo |
Memorial Text | Church pews with the names of the crew of Whitley Z6946 which crashed in Kirton after ops to Frankfurt on 2nd June 1941 |
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Five pews in Kirton church honour the dead servicemen |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8862 (P362035/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-09-1941 |
End Date | 03-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in Kirton, Ipswich, damaging a house. |