Date of death:

July 24th, 1942 (Vinkel, Noord-Brabant)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Uden
Plot: 4. Row: I. Grave: 10-13.

Service number:

63827

Nationality:

British

Flying Officer (Pilot) Anthony John Lee Bowes RAF (VR)
149 Sqdn.
He was the pilot of Stirling bomber W7580 OJ-D, which, on its way back from a bombing mission to Duisburg (Germany), was shot down by a German night fighter of I.3/NJG 1 (Uffz. Heinz Oloff) from the German air base Venlo at 3:25 a.m. along the Rijksweg, at the end of Koksteeg and Weerscheut near Vinkel.
The entire crew of seven perished. The remains were badly mutilated and burned and were buried in four coffins in the rectory garden next to the Roman Catholic St. Peter's Church in Uden on July 24, 1942. Four names were derived from remains of clothing and equipment.
Upon reburial at the British War Cemetery in Uden, the entire crew was registered by name.
See also: N. Acton, P.H. Basson, G. Blatherwick, E.H. Boumprey, E.C. Isted and D. Morris.

Archive A. Verbakel / Heemkundekring Uden

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