Service Details
Name:
 BOWMAN
Given Name:
 HERBERT ERIC
Initials:
 H E
Service No:
 72721V
Rank:
 Air Sergeant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 17 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1944-11-16
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Date of Birth:
 1918-01-03
Age:
 26
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #JT816, spun into ground in circuit Tarquinia
Additional
Information:
Son of Nellie Bowman, and stepson of Michael Brink, of Durban, Natal, South Africa; husband of Joan Bowman, of Durban. Born Durban. He attested in the 2nd NMR on 7 June 1940 and he transferred to the SAAF on 23 October 1941. Embarked Durban 20 December 1942 for the Middle East. On 1 October 1943 he was promoted T/A/Sgt.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 ROME WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 I, F, 17.

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