Cook, Leslie Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie Frederick |
Surname | Cook |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Askham Cook and Ethel Cochran Cook, of Kilburn. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND958 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Willesden New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Grave 488. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR BOY, KILLED IN AIR CRASH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1891492 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 3 LFS |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-01-1945 |
End Date | 29-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | The weather conditions deteriorated during the sortie and the crew was recalled by base. Was seen to pull up to avoid some trees, whereupon the pilot lost control and crashed south of Barnham, Suffolk |