Stowell, James Hampton
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Hampton |
Surname | Stowell |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry James Stowell and of Elizabeth Ellen Stowell (Nee Hampton), of Esk Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand. Husband of Catherine Margaret Stowell, of Timaru, Canterbury. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | EF345 |
Markings | LS-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 21. A. 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 249 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415384 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/58 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/57 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-05-1943 |
End Date | 05-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund. 596 aircraft,- the largest 'non-1000' raid of the war so far and the first major attack on Dortmund. 31 losses (5.2%) with a further 7 crashing due to bad weather at their bases, taking the total loss rate to 6.4%. PFF marking was accurate but backup marking was not. Also, decoy fires attracted many of the bombs. Severe damage was nevertheless caused to much of the central and northern areas of the city, including the Hoesch and Dortmunder Union steelworks. At least 693 people were killed, including 200 PoWs. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed WNW of Bocholt, Germany |