Bowen, Geoffrey Hugh
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Hugh |
Surname | Bowen |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percival and Mary A. Bowen, of West Cross, Swansea. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Airspeed Oxford I |
Serial Number | DF517 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Swansea (Oystermouth) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED ELDEST SON OF PEGGY AND PERCIVAL BOWEN. "THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 161261 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 1655 MTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Tythe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 1655 Mosquito Training Unit of No 8 (PFF) Group which was based at RAF Warboys, 1944 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-05-1944 |
End Date | 13-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Broke up due to severe turbulence, debris falling west of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire |