Cotterill, Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald |
Surname | Cotterill |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Florence Cotterill, of Ladywood, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | EB129 |
Markings | MA-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Desir War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave VII. A. 2-5. |
Epitaph | MANY A SILENT TEAR BUT ALWAYS A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY OF ONE WE LOVED SO DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 945026 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-11-1943 |
End Date | 11-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operations Trainer 38/ Melpomene/ Penny-farthing, for France |
Reason for Loss | Lost control in cloud at 3000' and crashed near Brunelles, France |