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Colin Sutherland Bowman

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William James and Sarah Ann Bowman (nee Judson), of Riccarton, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Died when as he dropped 2 depth charges from his Fairey Swordfish aircraft, that exploded beneath the plane in the Firth of Clyde.

His “vessel” is given as HMS Shrike – but that is his Squadron’s shore base in Northern Ireland and he could have been operating from there or a base in Scotland.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn Vol 2 p 215]

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Casualty

Name:
Colin Sutherland Bowman
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Shrike

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air Accident
Date of Death:
23 April 1944
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland
Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 8.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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