Cox, Leslie Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie Robert |
Surname | Cox |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Henry Cox, and Stepson of Lily Cox, of Cheam. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | EB185 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sutton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Grave 155. |
Epitaph | GONE FROM US BUT NOT FORGOTTEN NEVER SHALL THY MEMORY FADE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1685621 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 16-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Faldingworth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night cross country |
Reason for Loss | At 2325, shortly after take off, EB185 crashed at Newton Ings Farm, Newton by Toft, near the airfield |