Cossey, Hedley John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Hedley John |
Surname | Cossey |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Eva Cossey, of Swanton Abbott, Norfolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | NE151 |
Markings | PG-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. E. 1. |
Epitaph | HE LEFT SUDDENLY, HIS THOUGHTS UNKNOWN, WE CHERISH MEMORIES WE ARE PROUD TO OWN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1875013 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar with Inscribed Stone Tablet & Metal Lancaster Sculpture |
Memorial Text | R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge In memory of those who served here 1942 - 1946 |
Location | William Farr School, Welton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | Site of RAF Dunholme Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2134/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1944 |
End Date | 22-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Wesseling |
Reason for Loss | Shot down during an attack on an oil plant, crashing, it is believed, at Heinsburg, near Monchengladbach |