Cox, Henry Francis
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Henry Francis |
Surname | Cox |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Wigston Cox and Ivy Cox, of King's Norton, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM748 |
Markings | UG-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Birmingham (Brandwood End) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B.6. Cons. Grave 1000. |
Epitaph | BELOVED ONLY SON OF IVY AND HENRY W. COX. HIS SPIRIT STILL LIVES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1583336 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1654 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1945 |
End Date | 04-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Diversionary raid comprising 95 aircraft in support of main operations. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an intruder, crashing east of Stapleford, SSW of Lincoln. The force of impact was such that three of the bodies could either not be found or could not be identified, as they are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |