Rowe, Gordon Harry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Gordon Harry |
Surname | Rowe |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas J. Rowe and of Hilda Rowe (Nee Lubitz): Husband of Dorothy Winnifred Rowe, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1271 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | South Ealing Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | BELOVED HUSBAND OF DOROTHY. HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 236 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/54032 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-09-1942 |
End Date | 14-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | (13% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Damaged by flak, injuring F/S Rowe and two other crew members. The aircraft made a safe return to England where F/S Rowe died of his injuries almost a week later. It was subsequently repaired and re-entered service with 419 Sqn. |