Cobby, Arthur Victor Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Victor Edward |
Surname | Cobby |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Cobby, of Ore, Hastings, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF428 |
Markings | LN-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 145. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 651548 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/62 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/61 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-07-1943 |
End Date | 31-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Remscheid. 273 aircraft, 15 losses (5.5%). Previously not bombed. This raid marked the end of the battle of the Ruhr. Oboe ground marking was used and the main force bombed particularly accurately. A post war British survey estimated that 83% of the city was destroyed by just 871 tons of bombs. Most of the town's industry Lost 3 months of production and never regained its fully capacity. 3115 homes were destroyed and 1120 people killed |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Kleinbroich, east of Mönchengladbach |