Basic Details
Surname
Bowers
Forenames
Robert S
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative surname
Bowers
Alternative forename
Robert Sidney
Served or died
Died
Service number
1450547
Notes
Son of Montague Neville and Ivy Maud Bowers of Newmarket, Suffolk. Flying as Air Gunner in Short Stirling Mk III BK 707 call sign LS-G of 15 Squadron, which took off from Mildenhall 17:15 on 18 November 1943 for Mannheim, and crashed (casue not known) near Souain, 30 km north-west of Charlon sur Marne, France, killing all of the crew. Buried in grave 2, Souain Communal Cemetery.
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Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Souain
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Souain
Cemetery
Souain Communal Cemetery
Year of death
1943
Month of death
November
Day of death
18
Age at death
19
Manner of death as stated
Crashed (cause unknown)
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action