Cockayne, Arthur Clarence
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur Clarence |
Surname | Cockayne |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Charles and Alice Barker Cockayne. Husband of Vera Cockayne, of Sunderland, Co. Durham. Schoolmaster. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | RS507 |
Markings | YP-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. F. 9. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 157435 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 23 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
A school master in civilian life. He was just two sorties away from completing their tour of ops |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-01-1945 |
End Date | 17-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- intruder duties |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Beckedorf, SW of Hermannsburg, Germany |