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Son of Leopold "Leo" Lawrence FOWLER and Eileen May CARROLL.

Attended Parade College 

Enlisted in the AMF in 1939 (S/N V34730) before tranferring to RAAF in 1941.

In 1945 became a priosner of war prisoner in Germany after his Lancaster NN724 was brought in the Netherlands  on the 8th Febuary, 1945   

Date:
08-FEB-1945
Time:
 
Type:

Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:
207 Squadron Royal Air Force (207 Sqn RAF)
Registration:
NN724
C/n / msn:
EM-X
Fatalities:
Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage:
Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:
Lichtenvoorde -     Netherlands
Phase:
En route
Nature:
Military
Departure airport:
RAF Spilsby
Destination airport:
RAF Spilsby
Narrative:
Took off from RAF Spilsby at 2058 hrs to attack the Dortmond-Ems Kanal at a point near Ladbergen.
Crew
Fg Off L J Fowler RAAF (POW)
Sgt E H Copley (Evaded)
Flt Sgt S E Hanson (Evaded)
Fg Off R W young (Evaded)
Fg Off J G Eaton RAAF (POW)
Flt Sgt W G Cheeseman (Evaded)
Sgt N S Levick (POW)

Sources:

http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1945%20sec_tcm5-7286.pdf
Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second world war 1945 Page 70.