Coffey, Brian Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Brian Edward |
Surname | Coffey |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Daniel and Mabel Coffey, of Basingstoke, Hampshire. Husband of Ada Coffey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3712 |
Markings | VR-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gosseliès Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 3. Coll. grave 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1312599 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-07-1942 |
End Date | 30-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken. First major raid on this target, using 291 aircraft. The defences were expected to be light so the crews were requested to bomb from low altitudes to help with accuracy. Severe damage to the centre and north western districts |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NE of Ciney, Belgium |