Cockin, Edwin Mills
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Edwin Mills |
Surname | Cockin |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Nadia Cockin. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB376 |
Markings | VR-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 181. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/127940 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-09-1943 |
End Date | 30-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 352 aircraft, 9 losses (2.6%). Oboe equipped PFF accurately marked the target leading to concentrated bombing. 161 deaths on the ground |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |