Name
Charles William Cooke, son of John Henry and Esther Agnes Cooke, of Whippingham, Isle of Wight.
Commemorated on the
East Cowes War Memorial
Service details
Sergeant 563427 C W Cooke, Royal Air Force
CWGC record ...
| Date of Death : | 8 September 1940 aged 26 |
| Where buried or commemorated : | Runnymede Memorial |
| Squadron : | 101 Sqn |
| Aircraft : | Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV R2788 |
| Crew : | |
| Pilot : | Sgt C W Cooke | CWGC record ...
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| Navigator : | Sgt C J Day | CWGC record ...
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| Wireless Operator : | Sgt R N Spencer | CWGC record ...
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The aircraft took off at 20:55 hrs from RAF West Raynham for Ops on Boulogne but was lost without trace. The crew are commemorated on the Air Forces Memorial
at Runnymede.
Charles William Cooke was born on 25 April 1914 and the family lived at Westbury, Grange Road, Whippingham, Isle of Wight.
Information provided by : John Bloodworth, and taken from the press cutting shown from the Isle of Wight County Press
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