Cotter, Douglas Andrew
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas Andrew |
Surname | Cotter |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Mary Paterson Cotter, of High Burnside, Lanarkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | PB189 |
Markings | KM-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 227. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1821266 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar with Inscribed Stone Tablet & Metal Lancaster Sculpture |
Memorial Text | R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge In memory of those who served here 1942 - 1946 |
Location | William Farr School, Welton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | Site of RAF Dunholme Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/451/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/451/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-09-1944 |
End Date | 12-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the Guterbahnhof railway station in northern Stuttgart |