Cook, Andrew Harry Theodore
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Andrew Harry Theodore |
Surname | Cook |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Michael and Emily Maud Cook, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z8985 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. E. 12. |
Epitaph | NON OMNIS MORIAR Poetical testament is a poem genre, somewhat similar to a brief autobiography or last will in verse, in which the poet usually conveys his or her ideologies and beliefs, as well as wishes and hopes. The oldest poetical testament was "Non omnis moriar" (Latin for "Not all of me will die") of Horace. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 400580 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-11-1941 |
End Date | 08-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Rover patrol- Munster as objective |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Haastrecht, Holland |