Cowan, Walter Sidney
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Walter Sidney |
Surname | Cowan |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney A. Cowan and Mary Ann Cowan, of Port Carling, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | TW650 |
Markings | XY |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 55. I. 7. |
Epitaph | LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY DAD, MOTHER AND BROTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/29529 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 186 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-11-1944 |
End Date | 02-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tuddenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Oberhausen |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak, killing F/O Cowan. The aircraft made a safe return to England. |