Coburn, Alfred Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred Robert |
Surname | Coburn |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-09-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8796 |
Markings | BL-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Belfast City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Glenalina Extn. Sec. R. Grave 158. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580946 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3050 (P354501/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-09-1940 |
End Date | 02-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Airfield bombing raid over Germany |
Reason for Loss | Hit on tree on return and broke into two |