Rowley, Raymond Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Raymond Eric |
Surname | Rowley |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Harriet Rowley, of Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3740 |
Markings | OM-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 51. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 236 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 745434 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Navigator/ Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Miscellaneous Information
Attached to Coastal Command at the time |
A native of Coventry, he was born on 15 January 1920. He resided at 45, Beake Avenue and was in the employ of Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd. Enlisted 3 September 1939. |
All the crew were from Coventry and known as the Blitz Boys. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5941 (P358463/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/842/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/842/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1941 |
End Date | 18-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Leuchars |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping strike on enemy convoy off Norway |
Reason for Loss | Hit by anti-aircraft fire from an armed escort vessel while making the attack. Presumed to have crashed into the sea near the convoy |