Coyne, Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph |
Surname | Coyne |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Coyne and of Mary Coyne (Nee O'Connor), of Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | BJ777 |
Markings | PH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pornic War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. AB. 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1057448 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-09-1942 |
End Date | 08-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying off St. Nazaire ("Beeches" area). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the sea off the French coast, cause not established. |