War Memorial - Mansergh, Cumbria, England

1939 - 1945

Sacred
to the memory of these men
who gave their lives for their country
in the World War 1939 - 45.

W. John C. Thompson
Sergeant Pilot, R. A. F. V. R.
Killed in action Dec. 11, 1941
aged 24 years

Robert Cowin
Pilot Officer, R. A. F.
Killed in action Dec. 31, 1942
aged 32 years

Faithful unto Death

William John Cunliffe Thompson		Robert Cowin
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant (Pilot) 979917 abt. 1917 11 December 1941 24 94 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Lybia Son of Thomas Coates Thompson and Eleanor Violet Thompson, of Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland. B. A. (Cantab.).	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Pilot Officer (Navigator) 132147 abt. 1910 31 December 1942 32 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Mansergh (St. Peter) Churchyard Son of Richard Cowin and of Annie M. Cowin, of Lupton. B. Engineering (Sheffield). The Wellington Z1655 crashed on a training flight in a wood near Barton Abbey.

This page is dedicated to the 10 million victims of World War I and 60 million victims of World War II.
We should always remember the immense grief and loss each war brought to the world.