Cosgrove, Peter Michael
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter Michael |
Surname | Cosgrove |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ED821 |
Markings | HW-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wonseradeel (Witmarsum) Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 37. Grave 17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1585898 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 27/796/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1943 |
End Date | 28-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt. Sigmund, IV./NJG1) & crashed in Friesland |