Rowcliffe, David
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | David |
Surname | Rowcliffe |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gilbert Henry and Edith Emma Rowcliffe, of Low Hill, Wolverhampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | JB314 |
Markings | EA-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. H. 12. |
Epitaph | OUT OF DARKNESS COMETH LIGHT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 92 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1579317 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Miscellaneous Information
Died of his injuries |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1944 |
End Date | 31-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Fiskerton at 2210 hrs detailed to attack targets in Nurnberg. Outbound shot down by a night fighter , crashing at Sankt Quotshausen some 6 km South West of Dautphe. Possibly shot down by Uffz Bruno Rupp of 4/NJG3 at 0036 hrs East of Siegen. Rowcliffe succumbed to his wounds on the 1st April 1944 |