Cottrell, Royston William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Royston William |
Surname | Cottrell |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Elsie Rosina Cottrell, of Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK146 |
Markings | DH-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot TTT. Grave 918. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1850861 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1664 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone obolisk, metal sculpture and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Croft during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men of the Royal Canadian Air Force who served at RAF Dishforth during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1944 |
End Date | 24-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Climbed away from the airfield steeply up to 400' and then dived equally steeply into the ground near Ripon, Yorkshire |