Bower, Frank Graham
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Graham |
Surname | Bower |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Hester Bower, of Ayr, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9913 |
Markings | HS-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 112. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404478 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 109 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Roll of Honour, Gp & Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to those who served at RAF Little Staughton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Gardens, Wyton, Cambridgshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wyton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13046 (P367317/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/853/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/853/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-03-1942 |
End Date | 29-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Lubeck. First major success against a German target. Target was the Altstadt which comprised mainly timbered houses, so half of the 400 tons of bombs were incendiary devices. 62% of all dwelling in Lubeck were either destroyed or badly damaged- mainly residential. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace.109 was an electronic counter-measures squadron and this aircraft was not involved in bombing but was either trialling Gee equipment or checking German night fighter frequencies. |