Towell, Richard William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Richard William |
Surname | Towell |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William John and Maud Kathleen Towell. Husband of Margaret Ruth Towell, of Leigh-On-Sea, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Boeing Fortress III |
Serial Number | HB805 |
Markings | BU-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. E. 24. |
Epitaph | THROUGH CLOUD AND SUNSHINE O ABIDE WITH ME (from the Hymn of the same title) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 195111 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Blickling, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Wooden Case containing RAF Oulton Roll of Honour & former 18 (B) Sqn Standard |
Memorial Text | In memory of R.A.F. Oulton 1940 - 1945 |
Location | Junction of Aylsham Rd & New Rd, Oulton Street, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick piller and Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of the R.A.F. and U.S.A.A.F. based here 1940 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1324/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1324/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1945 |
End Date | 25-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Oulton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- for Window duties |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Ittenbach, SE of Bonn. |