Cosby, Bertie Harry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bertie Harry |
Surname | Cosby |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Russell Charles and Kathleen Elizabeth Cosby, of Norwich. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3698 |
Markings | JN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Norwich Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 57. Grave 123. |
Epitaph | A DEAR SON TAKEN FROM US BUT NEVER FROM OUR HEARTS. RESTING WHERE NO SHADOWS FALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1280615 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-08-1942 |
End Date | 07-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Night (23% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. The last of series of raids, this time involving 216 aircraft. Most of the bombs fell in open countryside west of the target |
Reason for Loss | Crashed almost immediately after takeoff, bursting into flames as it crashed just beyond the airfield |