Cooper, Charles John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Charles John |
Surname | Cooper |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James William Cooper, and of Caroline Isabel Cooper, of Southend-On-Sea, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB117 |
Markings | HW-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. E. 23. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL, HIS UNFINISHED LIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 187004 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/798/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/798/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 17-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down, crashing in a forest at Eysolden, Bavaria |