Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Francis Charles Bowring
In memory of:
Flying Officer Francis Charles Bowring
May 11, 1944
Military Service
J/13097
23
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
13 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Pilots Flying Badge, 1939-45 Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Additional Information
March 23, 1921
Milton, Ontario
Son of Charles Richard and Elsie (née Allan) Bowring, of Milton, Ontario, Canada; husband of Helen Marguerite (Gillett) Bowring, of Milton, Ontario. Brother of Rosemary, Kathleen, Margery.
Commemorated on Page 256 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
X. E. 39.
The SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY lies in the Contrada Sentinelle in the Commune of Torino di Sangro, Province of Chieti, and forms a wide arc on the slope of a hill facing south-east. The SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY is reached by the main road (Route No.16) from Pescara. Travel for approximately 55 kilometres as far as San Vito and then by Route No.16. Just after crossing the Sangro River and 50 metres before the station of Torino di Sangro, a narrow road on the right leads up a steep hill to the Cemetery.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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