Cooper, Thomas Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Thomas Bruce |
Surname | Cooper |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 04-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Edwin and Eliza Cooper. Husband of Dorothy Cooper, of Tealby, Lincolnshire and later of Erdington, Birmingham. Father of Rosalind Cooper, now Rosalind Playdon. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tealby (All Saint's) Churchyard and Extension |
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Epitaph | THE RIGHT KIND OF HUSBAND AND FATHER WONDERFUL MEMORIES EVER CHEER US |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 272 (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 121725 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 166 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Air Ministry WWII Bell & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the aircrew of 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Info Board & Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of the aircrew from many nations who flew with 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to those who served on 166 Sqn flying from RAF Kirminton during WW2, including those who flew on Op MANNA |
Location | St. Helena's Church, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Inscribed Metal Plaque & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the members of 166 Sqn RAF who flew from RAF Kirmington during WW2 and did not return |
Miscellaneous Information
S/L Cooper had completed and incredible 66 operational sorties. Having completed two tours with 101 Squadron he was then screened from operations, working as a navigational instructor at RAF Blyton. He was posted back onto operational duties with 166 Sqn on 4th October 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Kirmington |
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Reason for Loss | Killed in a motorcycle accident at the junction of Habrough Lane, Kirmington as he returned to station from home (Tealby) |