Cook, Leslie John
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Leslie John |
Surname | Cook |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 10-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Mabel Beatrice Cook, of Bradford. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bradford (Bowling) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 2. Grave 101. |
Epitaph | A STAR SHINES ON THIS SILENT GRAVE OF ONE WE LOVED BUT COULD NOT SAVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1541354 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | Marston Moor |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Marston Moor |
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Reason for Loss | Killed when Halifax NR282 of 1652 CU swung on take off from Marston Moor and crashed into the stationary Halifax LK786. ORB describes Cook as an FMA (Flight Mechanic- Airframe) and McMillan FME (Flight Mechanic- Electrical). Both were changing a wheel on LK786 when the accident happened. |