Sydney Dowse

Sydney Hastings Dowse
Sydney Dowse in RAF service prior to becoming a POW
Nickname(s)The Laughing Boy
Born21 November 1918
Hammersmith United Kingdom
Died10 April 2008 (aged 89)
Hampshire, United Kingdom
Allegiance British Empire
Branch Royal Air Force
Years of service1937–1946
RankFlight lieutenant
UnitNo 608 Squadron
No 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit
Battles / warsWorld War II
Awards Military Cross
mentioned in despatches

Flight Lieutenant Sydney Hastings Dowse MC (21 November 1918 – 10 April 2008) was a Royal Air Force pilot who became a prisoner of war and survived The Great Escape during the Second World War.