Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Charles Gerard Gowen
In memory of:
Sergeant Charles Gerard Gowen
May 13, 1943
Military Service
R/71815
21
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
102 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Additional Information
Son of Charles Joseph and Constance Mary Gowen.
Commemorated on Page 164 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
KIEL WAR CEMETERY
Germany
3. G. 19.
Kiel lies 83 kilometres north of Hamburg. From Hamburg visitors should travel north on the Autoroute 7, following signs for Kiel. Leave the A7 at the junction with the A215, still following signs for Kiel. The A215 ends on the outskirts of Kiel. Turn left at the end of the A215 onto the Westring following signs for Olympiazentrum and Flensburg. After 4 kilometres, the Nord Freedhof town cemetery will be seen on the left hand side of the road. The Commission plot is located 100 metres from the main cemetery entrance. Visitors should note that this cemetery is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Sergeant Charles Gerard Gowen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Sergeant Charles Gerard Gowen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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