Cobbe, Alexander William Locke
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Alexander William Locke |
Surname | Cobbe |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of General Sir Alexander Cobbe, V.C., G.C.B., K.C.S.I., D.S.O., and of Lady Cobbe, of Wittersham, Kent. Exhibitioner of Winchester College. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3915 |
Markings | UX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 5. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 72479 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 82 (United Provinces) |
Trade | Pilot |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Son of General Sir Alexander Cobbe |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3171 (P354669/40 Part A) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/681/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/681/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-09-1940 |
End Date | 08-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance- coastlines of Belgium and Holland |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |