FOWLER, JOHN ANTONY COULSON

Birthdate

1923-01-04

Birthplace

Marton, New Zealand

Age

21

Parents

Son of William Coulson and of Agnes Faith Fowler (nee Netherclift) of Fielding, Wellington, New Zealand

Service number

NZ415439

Date of death

1944-12-31

Died

Belgium, Killed in action

Force

Air Force

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Regiment (Fallen buddies)

Royal New Zealand Air Force

RAF, 504 Squadron

Plot 6 | Row AB | Grave 11

Message

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Military grave

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Additional info

Spitfire PT876 TM-Z. The fighter plane nosed over and spun into ground on a bomber escort to Solingen, Germany. Cause presumed due to oxygen failure. Fowler crashed in the area of Herselt, Belgium.

**Additional information/ Service records requested to complete this profile**

Resources

Personal details have been collected from official Service Records and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Some of the additional information has been provided by War Diaries, Libera Me (G.E. Spittael), Polder Fighting (R.W. Catsburg), Veterans Affairs Canada, WW2 Talk, Aircrew Remembered and other sources. The commonwealth-adegem.com website is not responsible for incorrect information.

Everything has been collected and processed voluntarily by Michael van de Velde, Netherlands. Along the way I had great support from expert researchers and other volunteers. Thank you!