Jowett, William (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)

Killed in Action 1941-December-27

Warrant Officer 2nd Class William Jowett RCAF

Birth Date: 1919

Born:

Parents: Son of Joe and Louise Jowett, of Sherbrooke, Quebec.

Spouse:

Home: Sherbrooke, Quebec

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

77 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Esse Potius Quam Videri To be, rather than to seem

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/62754
Prev: R/62654

77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Whitley aircraft Z 9226 missing during night operations over enemy territory, enemy action. Five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Note: The squadron was based at Leeming when Whitley aircraft Z 9226-K went missing during operations to Dusseldorf. P/O(s) A.D. Scott-Martin (RAF), J.N. Chisholm (RAF), Sgt(s) S.G. Thompson (RAF), and P.G. Clark (RAF) were also killed. This complete crew is buried in graves I .C.12 to 1.C.16 at Rheinberg. Detail from "Some of the Many" by Roy Walker, Kent, England.