Ernest Frederick Rowe

Flight Sergeant Ernest Frederick Alan Rowe

Killed in Action in WW2

Date of Death:

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General Information

Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
R154101
Cause of Death (in war):
Killed in Action
Branch:
Air Force
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Battalion:
101 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
20 years 11 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
22 years 7 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
22 years 7 months
Country Born:
Trade or Calling:
Clerk
Next of Kin:
Ernest Rowe, Father, 126 Salaberry Blvd, Chateauguay Basin, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
182 Hillcrest Ave., Montreal, Quebec
Religion:
United Brethren
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
5 ft 10.0 in / 178 cm
Weight:
158 lbs / 72 kg
Chest:
35.0 in / 89 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
609 days in service
Buried at:
Plot:
Coll. grave 4. D. 11-14

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Conflict Rank Regiment Branch Unit Company Date From Date To
WW2 Flight Sergeant Royal Canadian Air Force Air Force 101 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Notes

4 years High School (High School of Montreal, Evenings Sir George Williams College - 11th Grade
Was working as a clerk at Northern Electric, Montreal
Telephone : Wa 6282

Additional Service Notes

Killed in an operational mission over Hannover, Germany on 18/19 October 1943. Shot down by flac at 20:45 on 18 October and crashed 1.5 miles North-West of Negenborn in Kreiss Burgdorf. Initially buried at the Parish Cemetery near Nellendorf
Aircraft type
Lancaster III number D.V 230
685 D W G No. 2 F 4581
Serial No M.V.A.14660

Additional Next of Kin Notes

Father: Ernest Rowe, born England
Mother: Mary Scott Lang


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