Cooper, Walter Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Walter Arthur |
Surname | Cooper |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert and Hannah Beatrice Cooper, of Walthamstow, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | L5010 |
Markings | PM-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 80556 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to site of former SHQ, Newton, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Statue, Plaque and information board |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Newton from 1940 to 2001 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3169 (P354666/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-09-1940 |
End Date | 10-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Newton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Attack on Calais. First operation since returning from France and joining 1 Group |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |