Coles, Ronald Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ronald Alfred |
Surname | Coles |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Alfred and Florence Coles, of 49, Winifred Avenue, Earlsdon, Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1151 |
Markings | -L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stivichall (St. James) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row H. Grave 19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 751410 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 25 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
He was born on 29 October 1918 at Coventry and attended the local school at Centaur Road. On leaving school he was employed as a Clerk with Daimler Motor Co. Ltd until enlisting in May 1939. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1942 |
End Date | 25-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bircotes |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Dual instruction training flight |
Reason for Loss | Landed ten minutes after take-off, but downwind in error. Began to go round again and banked into a strong gusting wind. Crashed into a bank of trees and burst into flames. |