In Memory Of

DAVIES, ARTHUR WILLIAM BOWEN

Service Details
Age:
 21
Date of Birth:
 1922-08-10
Service No:
 80289
Rank:
 Flight Lieutenant
Unit:
 123 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death:
 1944-04-24
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Hurricane IIC LB727, missing from sweep. Aircraft "Y". Rhubarb 1455-1645 Formation of three with F/O AT Grubb and FSgt K Jones. Second sortie of day for formation over Tulhial - Patharkandi and Manipur Road. Last seen RP1898 ref
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Column 431.
Cemetery:
 SINGAPORE MEMORIAL
Country:
 Singapore
Additional Information
Son of Stuart Gwyn Davies and Doreen Catherine Davies, of Belvedere, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Entered Lloyd House in January 1936. After passing the Cambridge School Certificate examination in December 1939, he left Plumtree to take up employment with the Salisbury Municipality. He attested in April 1941, received preliminary training in Rhodesia, and proceeded to the Middle East in January 1942. On Plumtree School Roll of Honour.