Cooke, Arthur Allen
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur Allen |
Surname | Cooke |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Lewis Cooke and Florence Mary Cooke, of Watford, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1211 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Compt. 7. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE (Revelation Chapter 2 verse 10) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 61277 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6982 (P359780/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-06-1941 |
End Date | 18-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Woolfox Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit to Cottesmore |
Reason for Loss | On arrival, at 0920, yawed and dived into the ground |