Cotton, David Neville
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | David Neville |
Surname | Cotton |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sydney Charles and Ada Cotton, of Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV938 |
Markings | ZL-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Juvincourt et Damary Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | THE YEARS THAT MAY COME CANNOT SEVER OUR LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF YOU |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/87645 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 427 (Lion) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Cotton Creek, Manitoba; Within Jeffery Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Creek |
Memorial Text |
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Miscellaneous Information
Of the surviving crew members, one evaded capture and the rest became PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-06-1944 |
End Date | 29-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (53% moon) |
Operation | Metz- to bomb railway yards. Part of a 230 strong bomber force to attack railway installations at both Blainville and Metz. Both targets were hit but 20 aircraft were Lost (8.7%). |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at Juvincourt et Damary, SE of Laon, France |