Cox, William Edwin John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Edwin John |
Surname | Cox |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Arthur and Edith Ruth Cox, Husband of Gladys Ethel Cox, of Hornchurch, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ630 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Thorney (St. Helen) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 547. |
Epitaph | REMEMBRANCE IS A GOLDEN CHAIN THAT BINDS US TILL WE MEET AGAIN. LOVING WIFE GLADYS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1607195 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1654 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Thomas & All Angels Church, Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque & Iron Lampstand |
Memorial Text | In memory of Flt Sgt W.E.J. Cox who died when his Stirling aircraft LJ630 of 1654 HCU crashed after an engine fire on 31st August 1944 |
Location | St. Thomas & All Angels Church, Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on War Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1654 HCU Stirling LJ630 which crashed after an engine fire on 31st August 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1944 |
End Date | 31-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Nottingham after an engine fire |