Cooke, Harold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harold |
Surname | Cooke |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert and Florence Amelia Cooke. Stepson of Mr. F. D. Laland, of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. His Twin Brother, Flt. Lieut. Grimwood Cooke, D.F.C., D.F.M., Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | AD689 |
Markings | -W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 15. C. 15-16. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 778541 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Rhodesia |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1942 |
End Date | 26-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down near Lingen-Ems, close to the Dutch border |