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Flying Scot, can I send you a private message about Harry Owens. It was my comment you quoted not David's.

I would appreciate it greatly if anyone has any info on my Gr Gr Gr Grandfather Edward Owens, he was born in 1820 or 1821 in Dublin, his father was called William Owens and I think he was born 1799, William Owens' occupation was a Butler.

Edward moved to Musselburgh which was then Mid Lothian , now East Lothian and married Barbara Muir, he died in 1880.

I would love to expore my irish origins, my late Mum would've loved to know that she was part irish, as my sister married a Dubliner 

Its especially intriging as I assumed with the name Owens that my ancestors may have originated in Wales.

Thanks in advance

olisqueen wrote "This photo is fascinating. My Grandmother's cousin Pilot Officer Henry(Harry) Moncrieff Owens (Service no 88012)was with 50 squadron and died 17th July 1941 aged 24 when his plane was shot down over Germany. He is commemorated at Runnymede.  My late mother had a photo of him but I can't find it. I remember he was a handsome chap with a moustache wearing an officers hat. He may well  be in that photo somewhere. He was Scottish."


From the Squadron Orbs.  "Aircraft AD 844  P/O Owens, P/O Mitchell, F/Sgt Russell. Sgt. Owen.  This aircraft set out to bomb an aiming point at Hamburg.  Two fixes were obtained by this aircraft and an I.F.F. plot made, fading out at 01.14 hours.  Nothing further was heard from this aircraft."

This aircraft was "Missing Presumed Ditched."

thank you so much for posting this. I've tried to track down a photo of Harry Owens that used to be in my late mother's possesion but sadly can't find it. I would have been proud to have posted it here.