Cobley, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Cobley |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Parker Cobley and Florence Cobley, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB347 |
Markings | MG-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 16. C. 16. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS: HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR US |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1198596 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/19 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/18 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-10-1943 |
End Date | 19-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Hanover. 360 Lancasters, 18 Lost (5.0%). PFF were unsuccessful in marking the target due to complete cloud cover. This was the last in a series of raids on Hanover and included the 5000th aircraft to be Lost flying with Bomber Command on operational sorties. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed north of Rehburg, near Steinhuder Meer, Germany |