Cockbain, Stephen Legh
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Stephen Legh |
Surname | Cockbain |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | DFC, MiD |
Date of Death | 14-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Herbert Cockbain, and of Edith Clara Byng Cockbain, of Verwood, Dorset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EH988 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot H/1. Grave 249. |
Epitaph | FOR THIS GOD IS OUR GOD FOR EVER AND EVER: HE WILL BE OUR GUIDE EVEN UNTO DEATH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 67707 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1661 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, Annersley, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone memorial and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1661 HCU Stirling EH988 which crashed 15 minutes after take off with a Starboard Engine on fire on 14th January 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches January 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 14-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Winthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit to Tuddenham |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Hucknall, Nottinghamshire 15 minutes after takeoff. One of the starboard engines was said to be on fire |