Bowyer, Clifford Charles John
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Clifford Charles John |
Surname | Bowyer |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy George and Vera May Bowyer, of Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Irish Republic. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BK704 |
Markings | LS-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 21. B. 15. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 118812 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-05-1943 |
End Date | 14-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (65% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 442 aircraft, 24 losses (5.4%). Decoy markers drew much of the bombing away from the target. Little information available from local sources about the extent of the damage. |
Reason for Loss | Coned at 11000' and then hit by flak. Exploded and crashed near Bocholt. The remainder of the crew became PoWs |