Gow, John Eckford
Killed in Action 1918-07-31
Birth Date: unkown date
Born: Windsor, Essex County, Ontario,
John E. & Agnes C. Gow
Home: Kingston, Ontario
Enlistment: Montreal, Quebec
Enlistment Date: 1916-11-30
Service
RAF
Unit
204 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RNAS)
Base
France
Rank
Second-Lieutenant
Position
Second-Lieutenant
Service Numbers
Home
Kingston, Ontario
First Burial
Harlebeke New British Cemetery, Harlebeke, Belgium
1918-07-31: Gow was missing in Camel, D-3394; believed hit by machine gun fire from the ground during combat with an enemy aircraft near Roulers while on a Hostiles Operation Patrol. Gow had been shot down and made a POW during the action. He died of his wounds and injuries on 1918-08-10, 11 days later.FAG lists date of death as 1898-01-30
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
www.findagrave.com