Cole, Eric Walter
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Eric Walter |
Surname | Cole |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-04-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Lockheed Ventura II |
Serial Number | AJ169 |
Markings | SB-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 179. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/87628 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 464 (Australian) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1924/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1924/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-04-1943 |
End Date | 04-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Methwold |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Rotterdam. 60 aircraft- all Venturas- attacked various targets, including a shipyard in Rotterdam. All successfully bombed |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak over the target and then finished off by fighters off Den Haag |