Cousin, Robert Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Frederick |
Surname | Cousin |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick G. E. Cousin and Muriel Cousin, of Upminster, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ND797 |
Markings | LE-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. D. 23. |
Epitaph | SLEEP SWEETLY, TENDER HEART, IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1866747 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Take off 2153. German fighters intercepted the bomber stream while over France on the outward flight. ND797 LE-W was shot down and crashed between Magstadt and Sindelfingen to the south-west of Stuttgart. Six crew killed, one prisoner of war. |