Cook, Walter le Roy
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Walter le Roy |
Surname | Cook |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 04-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Vera E. Cook, of Leamington, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM290 |
Markings | UM-W2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kortrijk (St. Jan) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row BB. Coll. grave 15-19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86874 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-11-1944 |
End Date | 05-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Bochum |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Menim Belgium |