Cox, Arthur Meaker
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Meaker |
Surname | Cox |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 17-04-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster l |
Serial Number | L7573 |
Markings | OF-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. G. 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1180183 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster House, Somerton, Somerset |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of Sgt H A M Cox of 97 Sqn, killed in action over Augsberg, 17th April 1942 |
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches January 1943 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13540 (P367925/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/25 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/24 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-04-1942 |
End Date | 17-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Augsburg |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak at low level and crash-landed in flames in the target area |