Sowden, James Birch
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Birch |
Surname | Sowden |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-09-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ536 |
Markings | EX-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 238. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 245 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2206836 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | Remembering the Crew of Short Stirling bomber LJ536, lost on 16th September 1944 |
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Miscellaneous Information
Born Q2 1924. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-09-1944 |
End Date | 16-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Creake |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- to provide a Mandrel screen |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |