Franklin, Lionel Cooper
Personal Information
Rank | Sub Lt |
Forename(s) | Lionel Cooper |
Surname | Franklin |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-04-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Brevet Col. G. D. Franklin, C.I.E., O.B.E., J.P., I.M.S. (Retd.), and Mrs. Franklin, of Aldeburgh, Suffolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington I |
Serial Number | L4339 |
Markings | HD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lee-on-Solent Memorial |
Grave Reference | Bay 1, Panel 3 |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 166 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | - |
Service | Royal Navy |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 38 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
He was a naval officer on detachment from HMS Sparrowhawk |
Educated at Aldeburgh Lodge School, Suffolk and Uppingham School Rutland. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/397/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/397/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-04-1940 |
End Date | 14-04-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wick |
Day/Night Raid | Night (33% moon) |
Operation | Reconnaissance of Vaernes airfield. The squadron had been detached to Wick from Marham for this operation |
Reason for Loss | Last heard of 22 miles off Whitby |