Basic Details
Surname
Rowcliffe
Forenames
David
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
1579317
Notes
The memorial states he attended the Adult Education Service in . The Wolverhampton War Memorials website (see References) adds: '49 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Born in March 1923 in Tenbury Wells son of Gilbert Henry and Edith Emma Rowcliffe. David enlisted into the RAF in Birmingham sometime after June 1941. At the time of his death the family were living at 8 Croft Lane Low Hill, David left £127 to his father in his will. David was killed in action 1st April 1944 aged 21. He was flying in a Lancaster bomber serial number JB314 which took off at 22:10 hours 30th March 1944 from RAF Fiskerton, Lincolnshire. The aircraft was shot down by a night-fighter outbound on a raid on Nuremberg crashing at Sankt Quotshausen three miles southwest of Dautphe, Germany. David died of his wounds, one crew member survived and was captured. 5. H. 12. Hanover War Cemetery.'
Primary Service
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Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Germany
Town of death
SW of Dautphe
Country of burial
Germany
Town of burial
Hanover
Cemetery
War Cemetery
Year of death
1944
Month of death
April
Day of death
1
Age at death
21
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action