BOWMAN, Norman Jack

Shot down during an attack on one of the last points holding out on the French coast. Crashed near Wissant alongside the Calais-Boulogne road

Last Name
BOWMAN
Given Names
Norman Jack
Service Number
418913
Date of Birth
23/05/1917
Birth Location
Loch VIC.
Enlistment Date
20/06/1942
Enlistment Location
Melbourne
1Wags Start Date
17/09/1942
Course Details
WAGS Course 30
Intake Date
17/09/1942
Finish Date
03/03/1943
To
3 BAGS
Kill Date or Discharge Date
26/09/1944 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
463 SQN
Rank
Flying Officer
Operations
Flying battle France
Date of Death
26/09/1944
Age
27
Cemetery / Memorial
Wissant Communal Cemetery France
Notes

Shot down during an attack on one of the last points holding out on the French coast. Crashed near Wissant alongside the Calais-Boulogne road

Posting on Death
463 Squadron
NAA Status
NOT YET EXAMINED

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