Cowgill, Peter James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Peter James |
Surname | Cowgill |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 18-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Wilson Cowgill and Hilda Cowgill, of Parkstone, Dorsetshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito NF.30 |
Serial Number | MV549 |
Markings | VY-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. C. 15. |
Epitaph | HE SERVED GLADLY AND DIED BELOVED AND RESPECTED |
Ribbon Stone | 0987 (Block 11, Column 20, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 169485 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 85 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | For F/O Peter J. Cowgill DFC 85 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/706/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/706/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-12-1944 |
End Date | 19-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Swannington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support over the Ruhr |
Reason for Loss |