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COOK, Francis John
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | Q114323, 429526 |
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Enlisted: | 28 November 1941 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 186 Squadron (RAF) |
Born: | ROCKHAMPTON, QLD, 8 March 1923 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Aircraft lost on Night Bombing raid, Germany, 15 October 1944, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial to the Missing, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
28 Nov 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q114323, 1A Field Censorship Coy, Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
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28 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q114323, Army Training Units | |
8 Oct 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q114323 | |
9 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 429526, Aircrew Training Units | |
10 Oct 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 429526, Aircrew Training Units, Empire Air Training Scheme | |
15 Oct 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 429526, No. 186 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Reformed unit's first raid - to Bonn |
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