Cowell, Walter Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Robert |
Surname | Cowell |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-07-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert John and Sarah Elizabeth Cowell, of Downham Market, Norfolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7795 |
Markings | WS-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 13. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 628277 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/125/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/125/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-07-1940 |
End Date | 20-07-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Bomb an aircraft park near Wismar on the Baltic coast |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NW of Kiel |