Coldwell, Walter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter |
Surname | Coldwell |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4258 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Barnsley Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 9. Grave 49. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1543965 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 5 LFS |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Wilfred's Church, Screveton, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Sculpture and inscribed marble tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory of the those crew killed or mortally injured in 5 LFS Lancaster W4258 which was waiting to take off when another Lancaster landed on top of it on 27th May 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1944 |
End Date | 27-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Ground accident |
Reason for Loss | While it was waiting to take off another Lancaster landed on top of the aircraft |