Cooke, Thomas Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Henry |
Surname | Cooke |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-03-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Edith E. Cooke, of Windsor. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9389 |
Markings | UX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 41. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 742792 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 82 (United Provinces) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
His brother, F/S William Cooke was also lost on Bomber Command operations - see losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/205740. Their names are side by side on memorial wall number 148. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5549 (P357959/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/681/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/681/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-03-1941 |
End Date | 24-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Bodney |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Shot down while attacking a destroyer off the Dutch coast |