Rowsell, Arthur Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Douglas |
Surname | Rowsell |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 17-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Gladys Rowsell, of Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.A. of Newfoundland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK336 |
Markings | KO-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. D. 19. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN... |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 236 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 798598 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Squadron Motto | Despite the elements |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
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 27/889/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1942 |
End Date | 18-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Fallersleben (Opel works). 22 aircraft, 8 losses (36.4%). A costly failure since on three aircraft bombed the target due to cloud cover |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Grafeld, 14km west of Quackenbruck, Germany |