Coombs, Allton John Richard
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Allton John Richard |
Surname | Coombs |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albridge Dodge Coombs and Alice Sarah Coombs, of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB510 |
Markings | OF-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. A. 25. |
Epitaph | GOD IS LOVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/87307 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-09-1944 |
End Date | 12-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Darmstadt |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Hargesheim near the picturesque town of Bad Kreuznach |