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Son of Ernest and Helena Bowering, of Kingston, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering
View of Plot 3 … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering
Cross of Sacrifice located in Plots 4 and 4A … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering
Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering
Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering
Photo of grave marker courtesy of Ewan Van Minnebruggen
P/O Bowering was killed when Lancaster ME 846 was lost as the crew returned from a raid to Wesseling, Germany, The aircraft was lost on its first key operation and had a total of 8 recorded hours.
They Shall Grow Not Old
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum Memorial Book
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering
RCAF photo of Air Gunner Bowering
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering
Account of crash and names of crew members. Air Gunner Bowering was the only Canadian member of crew.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering
Letter to mother re burial of son's body after crash.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering
Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering
Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering
From the Kingston Whig-Standard. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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View of Plot 3 … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Cross of Sacrifice located in Plots 4 and 4A … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Photo of grave marker courtesy of Ewan Van Minnebruggen P/O Bowering was killed when Lancaster ME 846 was lost as the crew returned from a raid to Wesseling, Germany, The aircraft was lost on its first key operation and had a total of 8 recorded hours. They Shall Grow Not Old Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum Memorial Book
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RCAF photo of Air Gunner Bowering
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Account of crash and names of crew members. Air Gunner Bowering was the only Canadian member of crew.
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Letter to mother re burial of son's body after crash.
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Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer John Ernest Ralph Bowering is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Kingston Whig-Standard. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 255 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY Belgium
Antwerp lies 57 Km north of Brussels on the E19 and 59 km north east of Gent on the E17 motorway. The cemetery itself is located in Wilrijk, a suburb of Antwerp. From the Bistplein in front of the railway station in Wilrijk follow the Kleinsteenweg for 300 M until you arrive at the ring road. Turn right and follow the ring road for 100 M to the first set of traffic lights and turn left. Go under the flyover and continue straight on over the dual carrageway into Jules Moretus Lei. Follow this street for 1 kilometre and the entrance to the Municipal Cemetery is on your left. After entering the cemetery follow the Commission signs to the three Commission plots at the far end of the cemetery.
Alternatively ask for their location at the office within the cemetery.
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