Towlson, William Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Frederick |
Surname | Towlson |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas William Towlson and Margaret Violet Isabel Towlson (née Robb), of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1794 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 60. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/65635 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
William was born on 10 July 1908 at Hamilton, Ontario. His father, who was deceased by the time of William's enlistment, was born in Huddersfield, England, shown as a Gentleman, and his mother was born at Hamilton, Ontario. He had a sister Margaret Gwendolyn. The schools he attended were: Victoria Public , 1913-1922 and Delta Collegiate Institute, Hamilton. 1922-1926. The sports he played were football, hockey, basketball and golf and his hobby was woodwork. William worked as a Dividend Clerk for five years, as a Pressman for the Manchester Paper Box Company 1931-1939 and again as a Pressman now for the Corrugated Paper Box Company from 1939 until enlistment on 27 May 1940. |
After training he was posted to the U.K. where he arrived at 3PRC on 26 December 1940. He was then at 20 OTU 5 January 1941, 149 Sqn 9 April 1941 and 57 Squadron on 17 April 1941. William sadly lost his life on 27 June 1941. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-06-1941 |
End Date | 28-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (11% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Last heard on w/t at 0130 |