1068173 Sergeant, 115 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Aged 27
Son of William and Agnes Cowell, of Eccles.
Division: 115 (RAF) Squadron (MOTTO: ‘Despite The Elements’), RAF Marham, Norfolk
115 Squadron’s Vickers Wellington (#D9826) aircraft with an aircrew of six, which had taken flight from RAF Marham in Norfolk on an air operation over Mannheim, Germany, was shot down by a German fighter aircraft and crashed near Martlesham Heath in Suffolk, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in that crash were-
RCAF Sergeant William Henry BLADES,
RCAF Flight Sergeant John William BOYCE,
RAFVR Sergeant Francis James McGAW,
RAF Flight Sergeant Alfred FORSE,
RAFVR Sergeant Wilfred John COWELL and
RAFVR Sergeant John Kemp MURDOCH.
Contributor: SJ Hearn (46864594) • [email protected]
Aged 27
Son of William and Agnes Cowell, of Eccles.
Division: 115 (RAF) Squadron (MOTTO: ‘Despite The Elements’), RAF Marham, Norfolk
115 Squadron’s Vickers Wellington (#D9826) aircraft with an aircrew of six, which had taken flight from RAF Marham in Norfolk on an air operation over Mannheim, Germany, was shot down by a German fighter aircraft and crashed near Martlesham Heath in Suffolk, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in that crash were-
RCAF Sergeant William Henry BLADES,
RCAF Flight Sergeant John William BOYCE,
RAFVR Sergeant Francis James McGAW,
RAF Flight Sergeant Alfred FORSE,
RAFVR Sergeant Wilfred John COWELL and
RAFVR Sergeant John Kemp MURDOCH.
Contributor: SJ Hearn (46864594) • [email protected]
1068173 Sergeant, 115 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Aged 27
Son of William and Agnes Cowell, of Eccles.
Division: 115 (RAF) Squadron (MOTTO: ‘Despite The Elements’), RAF Marham, Norfolk
115 Squadron’s Vickers Wellington (#D9826) aircraft with an aircrew of six, which had taken flight from RAF Marham in Norfolk on an air operation over Mannheim, Germany, was shot down by a German fighter aircraft and crashed near Martlesham Heath in Suffolk, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in that crash were-
RCAF Sergeant William Henry BLADES,
RCAF Flight Sergeant John William BOYCE,
RAFVR Sergeant Francis James McGAW,
RAF Flight Sergeant Alfred FORSE,
RAFVR Sergeant Wilfred John COWELL and
RAFVR Sergeant John Kemp MURDOCH.
Contributor: SJ Hearn (46864594) • [email protected]
Aged 27
Son of William and Agnes Cowell, of Eccles.
Division: 115 (RAF) Squadron (MOTTO: ‘Despite The Elements’), RAF Marham, Norfolk
115 Squadron’s Vickers Wellington (#D9826) aircraft with an aircrew of six, which had taken flight from RAF Marham in Norfolk on an air operation over Mannheim, Germany, was shot down by a German fighter aircraft and crashed near Martlesham Heath in Suffolk, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in that crash were-
RCAF Sergeant William Henry BLADES,
RCAF Flight Sergeant John William BOYCE,
RAFVR Sergeant Francis James McGAW,
RAF Flight Sergeant Alfred FORSE,
RAFVR Sergeant Wilfred John COWELL and
RAFVR Sergeant John Kemp MURDOCH.
Contributor: SJ Hearn (46864594) • [email protected]
Inscription
Our Lady Of Lourdes
Intercede for the Souls of
CATHERINE COWELL
WHO DIED DECEMBER 5TH 1938
AGED 85 YEARS.
AND WILLIAM,
SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED FEBRUARY 24TH 1943
AGED 62 YEARS.
AND AGNES
DEARLY LOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED FEB. 24TH 1957, AGED 75 YEARS.
AND WILFRED, (RAF)
SON OF THE ABOVE
KILLED IN ACTION AUGUST 30TH 1941
AGED 27 YEARS.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
