Cooper, Ronald William Riverston
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald William Riverston |
Surname | Cooper |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Capt. William James Cooper and Anne Victoria Cooper, of Welling, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster l |
Serial Number | NG257 |
Markings | WS-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 274. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1685251 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/129/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/129/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-01-1945 |
End Date | 12-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bergen |
Reason for Loss | They were shot down over the target at 1318, by Luftwaffe Oblt Werner Gayko, Stab III./ JG5 (FW190 - White 1). Later confirmed as his 13th victory. |