Cook, Raymond Keith
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Raymond Keith |
Surname | Cook |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Claude and Tryphena Cook, of Corner Brook, Newfoundland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Anson I |
Serial Number | R9585 |
Markings | XT-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fettercairn Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Grave 25. |
Epitaph | YEARS THAT MAY COME CANNOT SEVER, DEAR SON, OUR SWEET MEMORIES OF YOU. LOVING FATHER AND MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 798509 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Newfoundland |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1941 |
End Date | 17-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Involved in a mid-air collision with a Miles Master from 8 FTS, both aircraft crashing at Stracathro |