CANADIAN PARA Jowett, John Baird

The Silent Fleet
By Geoff Nayler

John Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Jowett
  • FORENAME
John Baird
  • UNIT
  • RANK
Private
  • NUMBER
B/110359
  • DATE OF DEATH
11th June 1944
  • AGE
19
  • GRAVESITE
Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 27 Column 2
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Fred and Catherine Jowett,East York,Toronto,Ontario
KIA Normandy
MAJOR McLEOD and Lieut. WALKER with the balance of the party then cleared the chateau and at the same time other personnel of "C" Company arrived from the DZ and cleared the gatehouse of the chateau. The gatehouse then came under enemy M.G. and mortar fire from the pill box situated in the grounds of the chateau. The pill-box also had a 75mm A/Tk. Gun. The whole position was surrounded by wire, mines and weapon pits. MAJOR McLEOD, Lieut. WALKER and fire O.R.'s went to the top floor of the gatehouse to fire on the pillbox with a P.I.A.T. the enemy 75 mm A/Tk. Gun returned the fire and the shot detonated the P.I.A.T. ammunition. Lieut. WALKER, CPL. OIKLE, PTES. JOWETT and NUFIELD were killed and MAJOR McLEOD and PTE. BISMUK fatally wounded. PTES. DOCKER and SYLVESTER evacuated these casualties under heavy fire. CAPT. HANDON, 2 i/c of "C" Company was slightly wounded and his batman killed while proceeding to report to the Brigade Commander who had arrived in the village from the area in which he dropped.
 

DATE OF DEATH:

11-Jun-1944
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