Dowling, Albert Nelson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Nelson |
Surname | Dowling |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
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Date of Death | 15-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Thomas Dowling and Rose Florence Dowling, of Great Bunstead, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Souge-Sur-Braye Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Mil. Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 5-7. |
Epitaph | REJOICE THE LAMB THAT WAS SLAIN O'ER DEATH IS TRIUMPHANT AND LIVETH AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580365 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 103 |
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Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Sougé, France |
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Reason for Loss | 103 Squadron's Airfield was Bombed by Dorniers. Sgt Dowling was found Dead in a silt trench having been completely covered when the trench collapsed. F/O R D Max and his gunner (name unknown) had also dived into the trench on hearing the approaching Dorniers but survived. They dug out Sgt Dowling with their bare hands but sadly he was already dead. |