Cousens, Alan George Seymour
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Alan George Seymour |
Surname | Cousens |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | DSO, DFC, MC (Czechoslovakia) |
Date of Death | 22-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Military Cross (Czechoslovakia). Son of Gordon Bryce Seymour Cousens and Dorothy Cousens. Husband of Nan Phyllis Cousens, of Kensington, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND508 |
Markings | F2-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Roye New British Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row AB. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | RESURGAM (I SHALL RISE AGAIN) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 44076 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 635 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
He was the squadron CO and was one of the Master Bombers on this raid |
His DSO was promulgated without citation in the London Gazette on 6 November 1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-04-1944 |
End Date | 23-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Laon- to bomb railway yards. 181 aircraft, 9 losses (5.0%). A two-wave attack that caused much damage to the railway yards. |
Reason for Loss |