Able Seaman P/JX390335 Alexander BOWETT.
Royal Navy H.M.S. Swift (G46).
24 Jun 1944 aged 20.
Cayeux-sur-mer Communal Cemetery, France, Plot 2. Row A. Grave 4.
Alexander Bowett married Frances Bell in 1913 at St.George in Heaviley. Alexander was the only son off five children.
On 24 Jun 1944 whilst off Sword Beach Normandy, H.M.S. Swift (Lieutenant Commander John Ronald Gower) hit an underwater mine which broke her in two and caused it to sink at eight in the morning. Sixteen crew members were killed and thirty-seven were wounded.
H.M.S. Swift (photo from dday-overlord)
Alexander BOWETT (photo from ww2cemeteries.com)
Alexander BOWETT (photo from ww2cemeteries.com)
