Bowers, Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Henry |
Surname | Bowers |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Sidney and Janet Bowers, of Crumpsall, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3770 |
Markings | LS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 743077 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/202/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/202/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-08-1940 |
End Date | 16-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Bomb a target in Foret de Guines, south of Calais |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |