Cole, William Frederick Lessey
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Frederick Lessey |
Surname | Cole |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | IGSM |
Date of Death | 30-09-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick William Sketchley Cole and Martha Amelia Lessey Cole, of Okehampton, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | N2093 |
Markings | JN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Metzing Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | AND ALL THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED FOR HIM ON THE OTHER SIDE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 366072 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Miscellaneous Information
Four Battles were shot down and a fifth written off after crash-landing |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-09-1939 |
End Date | 30-09-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Ecury-sur-Coole |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance Saarbrucken area |
Reason for Loss | Attacked first by flak and then Me109s |