Cooper, Joseph John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph John |
Surname | Cooper |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred John and Ann Frances Cooper, of Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5748 |
Markings | ZN-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Smallingerland (Opeinde) Protestant Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph | BELOVED BY MOM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 778188 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-07-1942 |
End Date | 27-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter flown by Lt Lothar Linke over Holland and shot down, crashing at Zwartveen |