Coleman, John Wallace
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Wallace |
Surname | Coleman |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Ineson Coleman and Alice Coleman, of Leeds, Yorkshire. Husband of Kathleen Margaret Coleman, of Leeds. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK169 |
Markings | MP-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Raalte General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 10. |
Epitaph | MEMORIES FOND AND TRUE FROM THOSE WHO THOUGHT THE WORLD OF YOU |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 137555 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-05-1943 |
End Date | 24-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (78% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund. 826 aircraft- the largest since the 1000 bomber raids. 38 aircraft Lost (4.6%). PFF met with clear conditions and marked the target accurately, leading to a good raid. Much devastation was wreaked across large parts of the city. In particular the Hoesch steelworks were put out of action. 624 were killed. This was the last sizeable raid on Dortmund for exactly one year. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak, damaging the elevator controls. Succeeded in escaping the target area only to be shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Broekland, Holland |