Cooper, Ernest William Laurie
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Ernest William Laurie |
Surname | Cooper |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Laurie Cooper, and of Ethel May Cooper, of Bedminster Down, Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | P6912 |
Markings | LS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leopoldsburg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VII. A. 12. |
Epitaph | THE SACRIFICE, MAY IT NEVER BE FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 539921 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1940 |
End Date | 12-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing bridges in Maastricht area and bringing down buildings to block roads and delay enemy troop movements |
Reason for Loss | Lost to a combination of flak and fighters, crashing on the outskirts of Genk |