Cooper, Arthur Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Arthur Douglas |
Surname | Cooper |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Mary Breckenridge Cooper, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD740 |
Markings | GL-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Compt. 11. Grave 49. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/106593 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Cooper Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-09-1942 |
End Date | 15-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | During an approach the Hampden clipped a hedge, then stalled and crashed at 23:36, whilst trying to go round again. |