Cooke, Wilfred Harold
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Harold |
Surname | Cooke |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Mary Edith Cooke, of Te Awamutu, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM138 |
Markings | GI-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Socx Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42373 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/5 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2137/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-06-1944 |
End Date | 24-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (11% moon) |
Operation | l'Hey to attack a flying bomb site. Part of a 412 aircraft force to bomb four V-bomb targets. All were hit but 5 Lancasters were Lost (1.2%) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Socx, south of Bergues, France |