Cowper, Edwin Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edwin Francis |
Surname | Cowper |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Elizabeth Cowper, of Enfield, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT701 |
Markings | NP-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Guidel Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 4. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | ALL HE HAD OF LIFE - HIS LEASE HE GAVE FOR US TO LIVE IN PEACE. MUM, DAD, LILY, NELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1271839 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/27 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/26 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-02-1943 |
End Date | 08-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Lorient. 323 aircraft, 3 losses. PFF marking went well leading to a devastating attack. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Manebos en Lanester, NW of Lorient, France |