BOWMAN, John Vickery
| Service Number: | 436065 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 November 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No 2 Air Navigation School |
| Born: | Subiaco, Western Australia, 18 September 1924 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Loxton, South Australia, Loxton, South Australia, Australia, 24 September 1943, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria War Graves Plot C. Row A. Grave 16., Mildura Public Cemetery, Mildura, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Alawoona RAAF Avro Anson W2481 Crash Site, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nhill R.A.A.F. Base WW2 Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 7 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 436065, Perth, Western Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 436065 | |
| 24 Sep 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 436065, No 2 Air Navigation School, Empire Air Training Scheme | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
FOUR R.A.A.F. MEN KILLED
MELBOURNE, Wednesday. - Two officers and two sergeants were killed on Friday when an aircraft from an R.A.A.F. station in Victoria crashed on a training flight. They were Flying-Officer JJ. A. Flynn (22), of Canberra; Pilot-Officer A. X. Kapp (2S).
of Middle Park. Victoria; Sgt. Ronald Edwin Obst (30). of Berri, S.A.; Sgt.J. V. Bowman (19), of Cottesloe, W.A.
Advocate Thursday 30 September 1943 page 5
Submitted 19 October 2015 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Avro Anson aircraft W2481 of Number 2 Air Navigation School crashed near Loxton, South Australia killing all crew onboard:
Sergeant, John Vickery Bowman 436065
Pilot Officer Albert Nicholas Rapp 401832
Flying Officer Laurence Andrew Flynn 411766
Sergeant Ronald Edwin Obst 437152
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Gilbert Leslie and Rhoda Bowman, of Cottesloe, Western Australia.
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