Cole, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | Cole |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Agnes Jane Cole. Husband of Daisy Eunuce Cole. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3923 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Caistor Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave B. 316. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE. IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND |
Ribbon Stone | 1026 (Block 101, Column 6, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 957041 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt Edward Cole 95041 WOp/AG 16 OTU Caistor |
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-11-1943 |
End Date | 28-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | A mid air collision at Baynards Green near the airfield with another Wellington (HE904) from the same unit. |