Coates, Raymond
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Raymond |
Surname | Coates |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Emily Coates, of Catterick, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7442 |
Markings | -B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harlingen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot E. Row 2. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | TREASURED MEMORIES OF OUR DEAR SON WHO GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1111952 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1651 CU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1942 |
End Date | 26-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed in the Waddenzee |