Cook, Roy James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Roy James |
Surname | Cook |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 28-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Wood Cook and Dorothy May Cook, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND461 |
Markings | CF-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marissel French National Cemetery, Beauvais |
Grave Reference | Grave 209. |
Epitaph | TAKEN BY HIS MAKER FOR A HIGHER DUTY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 168676 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/39 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1944 |
End Date | 28-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak at 25,000 feet in the Leipzig area on the homeward leg. A fuel tank caught fire but the crew battled on for well over an hour before the fuel ran out and the aircraft crashed near Rouen in France |