Dowse, Henry James
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Henry James |
Surname | Dowse |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-08-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM166 |
Markings | KO-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Grand-Rullecourt Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1162453 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-08-1944 |
End Date | 09-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (73% moon) |
Operation | Lucheux- to bomb fuel depots in the Fôret de Lucheux. 180 aircraft to attack two fuel depots- both raids were successful. 1 aircraft lost. |
Reason for Loss | Collided with another aircraft at approximately 23:59hrs and crashed in the Pas de Calais, WSW of Arras. |