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Gnr. William Frederick Bowers
British Army 2nd Search Light Regiment, 475th Bty. Royal Artillery
from:Bristol
(d.14th April 1941)
Bill Bowers was killed 'Due to War Operations' on Portland - he was manning a Heavy Weight Searchlight. His Commanding Officer was James Dykes whose name is shown on Bill's death certificate. He was stationed in Bincleaves Barracks in Weymouth. Apparently the Battery was hit by a bomb, a number of civilians were also killed in the same raid that night.