Cook, Arthur Sydney
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Arthur Sydney |
Surname | Cook |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFC, DFM |
Date of Death | 04-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Reginald and Violet May Cook, of Claremont, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB242 |
Markings | GT-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. G. 1. |
Epitaph | BELOVED SON OF MR. AND MRS.REG.COOK OF CLAREMONT, WEST AUSTRALIA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 406614 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Miscellaneous Information
Aged just 21, he was one of the youngest squadron leaders killed in Bomber Command. He was on his second tour having previously flown with 103 Squadron |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-10-1943 |
End Date | 05-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 409 aircraft including three B-17s. 11 losses, including one B-17 (2.5%). This was the last raid where American aircraft were involved. Clear weather led to good marking and extensive destruction to the eastern half of the city and the inland docks. Tragically, an orphanage housed in a former Jewish hospital suffered a direct hit resulting in the death of 90 children, 14 nuns and some other members of staff |
Reason for Loss |