Cox, Robert Leith
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Robert Leith |
Surname | Cox |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Russell Nelson Cox and Katherine Webster Cox, of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1410 |
Markings | QT-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Grimsby (Scartho Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 116. Row H. Grave 8. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/72605 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-06-1942 |
End Date | 02-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Took off at 2302. Turned back with failing engines and crashed at Thoresby Bridge, bursting into flames on impact |