Coates, Arthur Henry
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur Henry |
Surname | Coates |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert and Bessie Coates, of Bath, Somerset. Husband of Marjorie Edna Coates. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | DV183 |
Markings | EM-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Italy |
Burial/Memorial Place | Milan War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VI. A. 8. |
Epitaph | BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARJORIE AND DADDY OF YVONNE. GOD'S GREATEST GIFT, REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 146344 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 207 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Bottesford during WW2 |
Location | X, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed group of Memorial Stones with adjacent info board |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Spilsby and of 10 Sqn Armourers killed in an accident on 10th April 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Spilsby during WW2 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Waddington between 1 November 1940 and 18th November 1941 |
Location | Harby Rd, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Langar during WW2 |
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque & Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and a memorial to the personnel of 207 Sqn RAF who were killed flying from RAF Langar during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1234/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1234/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-07-1943 |
End Date | 17-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Langar |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Cislago |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter, an Italian flagged Do 217 J-1 of 253 squadriglia, piloted by Capt. Aramis Ammannato, and reported to have been the only victory for the small and obsolete force of fifteen Do 217 in Italian service. |