Cox, Cecil Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Cecil Edward |
Surname | Cox |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Edward and Gertrude Alice Cox. Husband of Marjorie Cox, of Tarrant Hinton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NP931 |
Markings | C8-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tarrant Hinton (Ss. Mary and John) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | S.W. part. |
Epitaph | IN EVERLOVING MEMORY. MISSING HIS DEAR PRESENCE ALWAYS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 515112 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 640 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those of 640 Sqn who were killed during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Luftwaffe operation 'Unternehmen Gisela' took place this night. Large numbers of night-fighters were ordered to intrude as the bombers returned to their bases. The losses were high on both sides |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1945 |
End Date | 04-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Kamen- to attack a synthetic oil plant in the Bergkamen district. 234 aircraft, 1 lost. The oil refinery was severely damaged and no further production was possible. |
Reason for Loss | Attempted a landing at Woodbridge on return but thought to have fallen victim to an intruder on the final approach crashing into woods near Butley, Suffolk |