Cox, Derrick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Derrick |
Surname | Cox |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Daniel Samson Cox and Leah Elisbeth Cox, of Cradley Heath, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster l |
Serial Number | RA526 |
Markings | P4-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tranebjerg Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3050655 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-03-1945 |
End Date | 13-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying- Kattegat |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by JU 88G-1 night-fighter Hauptmann Eduard Schröder of 1./ NJG 3. Crashed into the sea off the Danish Island of Samso. Six crew killed, one prisoner of war |