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Military service
Service number:
J/29680
Age:
21
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
207 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Death:
September 12, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VII. E. 15.
Additional information
Son of Burtis Clark Gowan, and of Mabel M. Gowan, of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Ronald Burtis Gowan
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Cemetery
Photo of War Cemetery, Leopoldsburg, Belgium (CWGC) F/O Gowan, age 21, was Bomb Aimer on Lancaster LM261 Mk.1 which was delivered to 207 (RAF) Sqdn Jul44. The aircraft had taken part in the Key Raid against Deelen 15Aug44. No other operational history traced. When lost this aircraft had a total of 143 hours. LM261 was airborne 2104 11Sep44 from Spilsby on a night raid against Darmstadt, Germany. Three members of the crew were members of the RAF. They were F/O (P) David Cooke, age 31; Sgt. (FE) A. H. Davies, age 21 and WO (WAG) J. M. Bingham, age 23. The other Canadian crew members were: F/O (N) Edward J. Brian, age 27, from Windsor, Ont. F/O (AG) John J. Milne, age 30, from Toronto, Ont. P/O (AG) Wilbur L.Moxley, age 19, from Moose Heights, B. C. [Sources: //lostbombers.co.uk; CWGC; They Shall Grow Not Old, Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon, Manitoba] -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Ronald Burtis Gowan is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Ronald Burtis Gowan is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Correspondence
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Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Burtis Gowan
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Burtis Gowan
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Burtis Gowan
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Burtis Gowan
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Burtis Gowan
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Burtis Gowan
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Burtis Gowan
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Burtis Gowan
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 319 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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