Owen, Roger
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Roger |
Surname | Owen |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Morris Llewelyn Owen, and of Annie Owen, of Worcester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7751 |
Markings | NP-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | AIII. 8. 11. |
Epitaph | MAY LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 221 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1174901 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-01-1943 |
End Date | 10-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Mining |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak near the Danish coast and crashed NE of Tarp |