Cooper, Kingsley Gerard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kingsley Gerard |
Surname | Cooper |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 02-03-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gerard Henry Coooer and Elsie Clarice Cooper (née Bligh) of Romford, Essex |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD723 |
Markings | QR- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ilford (Buckingham Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 1563. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 740693 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Squadron Motto | Per puram tonantes (Thundering through the clear air) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5324 (P357569/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-03-1941 |
End Date | 02-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Köln |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 20:01 Crashed in bad weather, 05:00 near Caistor, 18 km SW of Grimsby, Lincolnshire. AD723 was one of three 61 Sqdn Hampdens lost on this operation. |