Cosgrave, Robert Gerald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Gerald |
Surname | Cosgrave |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Capt. Alexander Kirkpatrick Cosgrave, R.A.M.C. and Iva Mary Cosgrave, of Beaconsfield. Buckinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1286 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Golders Green Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Panel 12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1166447 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village War Memorial, Pontrhydfendigaid, Cardiganshire & Ceridigion, Wales |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble tablet |
Memorial Text | I gofio y rhai a fu faw fel canlyniad I ddamwain awryen yn penybwlch 13 Mehefin 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6888 (P359659/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-06-1941 |
End Date | 13-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Harwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | A engine failed near Aberystwyth the crew turned and headed for Worcester. Tragically height could not be held and at around 1730 the bomber crashed into a bog on high ground 6 miles NE of Pontrydfendigaid, Aberystwyth |