Cotterell, Norman Clifford
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman Clifford |
Surname | Cotterell |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry George and Annie Elizabeth Cotterell, of Lee, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | L5324 |
Markings | PH-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Barthelemy Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | IN OUR HEARTS A MEMORY OF ONE WE LOVED AND NEVER FORGET. MUM, DAD, ARTHUR & RAYMUND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580948 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-06-1940 |
End Date | 13-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Sougé, France |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Tanks at Foret-de-Gault |
Reason for Loss | Hit by ground fire and crashed at St Barthelemy, near Provins |