Bowles, Cyril
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Cyril |
Surname | Bowles |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-09-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9339 |
Markings | GB- |
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 | 580170 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3338 (P354876/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-09-1940 |
End Date | 19-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Raid on Ostend |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace, believed to have been flak victims |