Kocher, Charles Emile
Personal Information
Rank | Ltn |
Forename(s) | Charles Emile |
Surname | Kocher |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-06-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito III |
Serial Number | DD758 |
Markings | TW-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Roeschwoog |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 35162 |
Service | Free French Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 141 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | France |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Miscellaneous Information
Died of his injuries |
Date of birth 14 June 1916 (Roeschwoog, France) |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/971/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/971/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-06-1944 |
End Date | 09-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (94% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- Serrate patrol over northern France |
Reason for Loss | Landed at Ford airfield on return from their operation but swung off the runway and crashed into parked aircraft |