Cole, Douglas Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Douglas Arthur |
Surname | Cole |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Alice Catherine Cole, of Sittingbourne, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL229 |
Markings | KN-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Mezerolles Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE STARS FORGET TO SHINE WE WILL REMEMBER HIM. SADLY MISSED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1800713 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Miscellaneous Information
Before enlisting Douglas worked in the Westminster Bank in Sittingbourne and is commemorated on a memorial in the Bank. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/657/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/657/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1944 |
End Date | 16-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Amiens- to bomb the railway yards. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Mezerolles, Somme, France |