Bowers, Reginald Hubert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald Hubert |
Surname | Bowers |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Herbert and Jessie Bowers, of Shuthonger, Gloucestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JB794 |
Markings | DY-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fulford Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Sec. 2. Row G. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | WE PRAY HIS GOOD YOUNG LIFE WAS NOT GIVEN IN VAIN. MOTHER, DAD AND FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1402265 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/809/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/809/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-08-1943 |
End Date | 11-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Nuremberg. 653 aircraft, 16 losses (2.5%). Ground marking was used even though there was cloud cover. Serious damage to both residential and industrial buildings and 577 deaths. |
Reason for Loss | Turned back when the port outer engine failed. Struck a house whilst making its approach and crashed 300 yards east of the airfield |