Cobb, Victor Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Victor Albert |
Surname | Cobb |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Victor and Ethel May Cobb, of East Ham, Essex. Husband of Kathleen Violet Ethel Cobb, of East Ham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R2784 |
Markings | YH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oegstgeest Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 5. |
Epitaph | UNTIL, MADE BEAUTIFUL BY LOVE DIVINE, THOU, IN THE LIKENESS OF THY LORD SHALL SHINE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 754447 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5845 (P358350/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1941 |
End Date | 14-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Leiden to attack a power station |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Oegstgeest, Holland |