Warrant Officer [Pilot]

Wilfred Harold Cooke

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Harold and Mary Edith Cooke, of Te Awamutu, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
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Harold was the New Zealand pilot of a Lancaster (mk Lm 138) bomber, and along with Sgt Frederick Oliver of Wigan were shot down over France on the night of June 23rd - 24th 1944. They came down in Ma... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
42373
Name:
Wilfred Harold Cooke
Rank: 
Warrant Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
29 July 1919
Place of Birth: 
Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 622 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
24 June 1944
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkment Date:
10 May 1942
Destination:
Canada

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Location: 
France
Wilfred Harold Cooke
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