Lowman, Hugh Percival
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Hugh Percival |
Surname | Lowman |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percival Rodd Lowman and Maud Mary Lowman, of Paignton, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax I |
Serial Number | L9605 |
Markings | GV-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 11. N. 11. |
Epitaph | HE THAT OVERCOMETH SHALL INHERIT ALL THINGS; AND I WILL BE HIS GOD, AND HE SHALL BE MY SON (Bible - Revelations 21:7) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 201 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 570626 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 1652 CU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Date of crash- 31/5/42. PoWed but then shot by allied fighter while marching in a PoW column |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1942 |
End Date | 31-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marston Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 1047 sortie raid- the first of the 1000 Bomber Raids. 1455 tons of bombs dropped, one third being incendiaries. Local reports state that there were 1700 large fires but no firestorm unlike Rostock and Lubeck since Cologne was a modern city with building |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Venlo, Holland |