(1904-02-19)19 February 1904 West Hartlepool, Durham
Died
6 June 1970(1970-06-06) (aged 66) Hounslow, London
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Air Force
Years of service
1919–1946
Rank
Wing Commander
Unit
Special Investigation Branch
Commands held
Special Investigation Branch
Battles/wars
World War II
Channel Front
Awards
Order of the British Empire
Relations
Annie(nee Fisher) - wife
Wilfred Bowes, OBE (19 February 1904 – 6 June 1970), was a British Royal Air Force service police detective who ran the Special Investigation Branch from 1944. He headed the investigation into the murders of recaptured officers who had escaped in the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III in March 1944.
WilfredBowes, OBE (19 February 1904 – 6 June 1970), was a British Royal Air Force service police detective who ran the Special Investigation Branch from...
following recapture. An extensive investigation headed by Wing Commander WilfredBowes (RAF) and Squadron Leader Frank McKenna of the Special Investigation...
executed by Nazi authorities in 1945. After the war ended, Wg Cdr. WilfredBowes of the RAF Police Special Investigation Branch (SIB) began to research...
Bick GM, at age 16 the youngest ever recipient of the George Medal. WilfredBowes OBE, Special Investigation Branch who investigated the "Great Escape"...
I of England (1933) Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1932) Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1932) Prince George (1911) George V of the United Kingdom (1910) George...
Airedale-Wharfedale Senior Cricket League. Bowes, p. 14. Bowes, p. 16. Bowes, p. 17. Kilburn, pp. 78—79. Bowes, p. 18. Bowes, p. 19. Bowes, p.22. "MCC v Wales in 1928"...
Johnson's paternal grandfather, Wilfred Johnson, was an RAF pilot in Coastal Command during the Second World War. Wilfred Johnson's father was the Ottoman...
(19 ft 0 in). The vessel is propelled by two fixed-pitch propellers and bow thrusters powered by three Alco 251F diesel-electric engines creating 8,847...
on the following day, causing Wilfred to weaken to a tropical depression around 12:00 UTC. Early on September 21, Wilfred degenerated into an open trough...
storm would pass just south of Lake Superior by 7 a.m. on November 10. SS Wilfred Sykes loaded opposite Edmund Fitzgerald at the Burlington Northern Dock #1...
scenes and retired to a car when her clothing burst into flames. Co-star Wilfred Lytell and a chauffeur were able to extinguish the flames, and Mansfield...
Wilfred Theodore Wemyes (September 26, 1901 – May 6, 1963), known professionally as Ted Weems, was an American bandleader and musician. Weems's work in...
stern deckhouse is occupied by self unloading equipment and the engines). Wilfred Sykes (1949 – 678 ft, 207 m) is considered to be the first of the modern...
Marlene Perry & Mel Shields February 13, 1982 (1982-02-13) "A Wife for Wilfred" Fred S. Fox & Seaman Jacobs "The Girl Who Stood Still" Rick Lenz A businessman...
required.) (subscription required) Bowes, Bill (1949). Express Deliveries. London: Stanley Paul. pp. 153–154. "Wilfred Rhodes". The Times. London. 9 July...
Wilfred Baddeley (11 January 1872 – 24 January 1929) was a British male tennis player and the elder of the Baddeley twins. Wilfred, the better-known competitor...
Global Information
United Kingdom
Royal Air Force