Cooke, Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alexander |
Surname | Cooke |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Cooke; husband of Elsie Winifred Cooke. of Cambridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5436 |
Markings | LN-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Column 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 272 (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1697726 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9326 (P 362625/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-09-1941 |
End Date | 29-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Manor Lane, Horringer, Suffolk. Sgt. Cooke died 11 months later of his injuries. |