Photo's Sergeant E.G. Roberts & Leading Aircraftman E.W.L. Cooper

Dear,

On July 5, 2024, a monument will be erected in Genk (Belgium) in memory of the crew of the Blenheim P6912 that crashed on May 12, 1940. The three crew members died in the crash.

For the inauguration of the monument we are urgently looking for photos of the crew:
- Pilot Officer Claude R. Frankish of New Zealand
- Sergeant Edwin George Roberts
- Leading Aircraftman Ernest William Laurie Cooper

SERGEANT EDWIN GEORGE ROBERTS
Service Number: 563483
Royal Air Force 15 Sqdn.
Date of Death: Died 12 May 1940
Age 26 years old
Buried at Leopoldsburg War Cemetery (VII. A. 13), Belgium
Son of Edwin Frank and Florence Roberts, of Christchurch; husband of Eva Ellen Roberts.

LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN ERNEST WILLIAM LAURIE COOPER
Service Number: 539921
Royal Air Force 15 Sqdn.
Date of Death: Died 12 May 1940
Age 20 years old
Buried or commemorated at Leopoldsburg War Cemetery (VII. A. 12) Belgium.
Son of William Laurie Cooper, and of Ethel May Cooper, of Bedminster Down, Bristol.

Can you help us or do you know where we can find their photos?

Thank you in advance.

Regards,
Jan Lantmeeters
Genk
Belgium

 

Hello Jan
Please can you email me about Sgt Roberts and LAC Cooper. Also do you need a photo of the 3rd man?

regards
Brenda

brenda.ann.duckworth@icloud.com

 

Hello Jan
Did you receive my email yesterday with photographs attached?

regards
Brenda