Bowker, Thomas Layton
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas Layton |
Surname | Bowker |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Burgess Bowker, and Annie Maud Florence Bowker, of Dunback, Otago, New Zealand. Husband of Joan Margaret Bowker, of Hyde, Otago. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9184 |
Markings | HA-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Abbeville Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 7. Row A. Grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 405366 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-10-1942 |
End Date | 24-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Genoa. 122 aircraft, 3 losses (2.5%). The area was completely cloud covered and the entire raid actually fell on the town of Savona, some 30 miles away |
Reason for Loss | Crashed off Dieppe, France |