Cox, Robert Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Ernest |
Surname | Cox |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-10-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Christina Barbara Cox, of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Anson I |
Serial Number | N5158 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Caversfield (St. Laurence) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41670 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 108 |
Trade | Pilot U/T |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/1616 (P250392/39) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-10-1939 |
End Date | 31-10-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Bicester |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training flight |
Reason for Loss | Mid-air collision with Anson N5177 (also of 108 Squadron) near Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire. |