Coote, Arthur William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Arthur William |
Surname | Coote |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Olive Mary Coote of Old Balderton, Nottinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ED974 |
Markings | OL-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. D. 12. |
Epitaph | HE MADE THE GREATEST SACRIFICE OF ALL, HE GAVE HIS LIFE WHEN DUTY CALLED |
Ribbon Stone | 0590 (Block 7, Column 16, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1295109 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 83 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of F/S A.W. Coote & crew 44 & 83 Sqns KIA Berlin 1944 |
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 |
Location | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 83 Sqn Lancaster, one of the Pathfinder Sqn's operating from RAF Wyton 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Michaels's Church, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Plaque & 83 Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | This Chapel was furnished by members and friends of 83 Pathfinder Sqn and is dedicated to the memory of those airmen who lost their lives on flying operations from RAF Coningsby in WWII |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/688/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/688/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-01-1944 |
End Date | 21-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (27% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established |