Bernard Cottrell
Service number
135402
Military unit
149 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Date of birth
Date of death
06 Sep 1943 (29 years old)
Place of birth
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Family history
He was the son of James Henry and Lily Adeline Cottrell; husband of Daisy Cottrell, of Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
Military history
DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY Coll grave 6 D 25-27
He was the pilot of Stirling III BK711 which took off 1940 5 Sept 1943 from Lakenheath. Homebound at 13000 feet shot down by a combination of Flak and night-fighter crashing near Hockenheim where those killed were first buried. Four fatalities: Cottrell + J Cowap, AR Crowther, WL Smith. 3 POWs: P Bates, CK Mclean, R Wall. (rafcommands.com)
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