Coley, Aubrey Wilson
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Aubrey Wilson |
Surname | Coley |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William George Gay Coley and Frances Emmeline Coley, of North End, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5566 |
Markings | OL-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 73. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 778240 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | PFF |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Rhodesia |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1942 |
End Date | 07-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (4% moon) |
Operation | Genoa |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed in the Mediterranean between Sori and Italian mainland, SSE of Genova |