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  • Collection: Cox, John James

BDoreBCoxJJv1 (3).pdf
A biography of Jack Cox summarising his civilian life and providing details of his operation to Emden on 24 July 1941. His Wellington, R1397, was shot down on the return flight by Helmut Lent, flying from Leeuwarden, and crashed near a farm in…

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PCoxJJ1804.jpg
Ten airmen in uniform, greatcoats and wearing side caps with white training bands sitting and standing outside. Wooden huts are in the background. Jack Cox is sitting second right on the front row. The reverse side of the photograph is annotated'…

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PCoxJJ18010005.jpg
A newspaper cutting showing a caricature of Jack Cox wearing cricketing clothing with the caption 'Jack Cox, Knowle CC skipper. The cutting has the title 'Baird's Sportrait'.

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PCoxJJ18010003.jpg
A cartoon, published in a Bristol evening newspaper, depicting caricatures of the Knowle Cricket Club. Jack Cox is the wicket keeper.

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PCoxJJ18010002.jpg
Head and shoulders photograph of Jack Cox in uniform.

PCoxJJ18010001.jpg
A full length photograph of Jack Cox in civilian clothes. He is standing outside in long grass with a cigarette in his right hand and a coat in his left. There are hedges and trees in the background.

OCoxJJ921698-180801-010001.jpg
Service record for John James Cox.

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MCoxJJ921698-180801-060001.jpg
A memorial panel describing the crash of R1397 on its return journey from bombing Emden. It was shot down by a German night fighter. The crew remained unidentifiable for years until the Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation identitief the…

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MCoxJJ921698-180801-05.pdf
A coloured booklet of text and photographs describing the loss of Wellington R1397 on a return flight from an operation to Emden. The Wellington crashed at Kleiterp [Klaeiterp] near Bozum and the crew were killed. Identification was not possible…

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MCoxJJ921698-180801-040001.jpg
Account of the loss of Wellington R1397 on a return flight from an operation to Emden on 24/25 July 1941. The Wellington crashed at Kleiterp [Klaeiterp] near Bozum and the crew were killed. Identification was not possible and they were buried at…

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MCoxJJ921698-180801-03.pdf
A coloured booklet of text and photographs describing the loss of Wellington R1397 on a return flight from an operation to Emden. The aircraft was shot down by the German pilot Helmut Lent. Head and shoulders photographs of Lent and the crew of…

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MCoxJJ921698-180801-01.pdf
An order of service for a rededication service held for the crew of Wellington R1397, 103 Squadron, held on 15 September 2015 at Leeuwarden Northern General Cemetery in The Netherlands. The crew are named as:
Pilot Officer Mervyn Sydney Lund…

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