Coupe, Harold
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Harold |
Surname | Coupe |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Elsie Coupe. Husband of Beatrice Rushforth Coupe, of Heywood, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE634 |
Markings | EX-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 15. F. 5-8. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (From Verse 4 of the poem "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1077010 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Ingham Heritage Centre, former RAF Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | Memorials to all those who served at RAF Ingham (Cammeringham) 1942-1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque on Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Ingham, 1942-1945 |
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1943 |
End Date | 28-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Ingham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Lt.Vollkopf,III./NJG1) & crashed on Plantlunne Airfield. |