Cooper, Joseph Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Herbert |
Surname | Cooper |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Charles and Adelina Sylvia Cooper, of Streatham, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3618 |
Markings | UX-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eplessier Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | HE GAVE ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580606 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 82 (United Provinces) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-06-1940 |
End Date | 08-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bomb troop columns between Hornoy-le-Bourg and Poix, with fighter escort |
Reason for Loss | Brought down by ground fire, the other two crew members surviving |