Cossins, Geoffrey Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Douglas |
Surname | Cossins |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-05-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington lll |
Serial Number | BK463 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Pol War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row E. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | AS YOU WERE YOU WILL ALWAYS BE TREASURED FOREVER IN MY MEMORY. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1880733 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 83 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-05-1944 |
End Date | 20-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Peplow |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Nickel operation over France |
Reason for Loss | While dropping leaflets over northern France, the aircraft crashed at Eps in the Pas-de-Calais region |