Cossey, Sidney
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sidney |
Surname | Cossey |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George H. and Emma E. Cossey, of Boosbeck, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington lC |
Serial Number | DV817 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 146. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1086971 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-10-1943 |
End Date | 23-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Harwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | For night cross country exercise, over Somerset and Isles of Scilly. Last fix when over Isles of Scilly. Thought to have come down in the sea about 2045 hrs. All 6 crew Killed |