Coward, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Coward |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Ruth Coward, of Bexley, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster l |
Serial Number | PB620 |
Markings | JO-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 260. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 432371 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Many sources show this aircraft as being PD259, which is not correct. PD259 in fact crashed onto high ground in Scotland while on a training sortie the following night |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-10-1944 |
End Date | 23-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Walcheren |
Reason for Loss | Target: Batteries near Vlissingen port, on the island of Walcheren. Hit by light Flak and abandoned over the target area. Four crew killed, three prisoner of war. |