Cook, William Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Arthur |
Surname | Cook |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Edward and Emily Edith Cook, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB363 |
Markings | NF-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. E. 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 414595 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 38 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-04-1943 |
End Date | 14-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Porcupine/ Mandrill Caracal 3/ Gibbon 2 over Belgium |
Reason for Loss | Presumed lost over the sea |