Coulthard, Peter Cyprian
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Peter Cyprian |
Surname | Coulthard |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Gash Coulthard and Lilian Coulthard, of Doncaster, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6071 |
Markings | WV- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 85. Row A. Grave 17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 110823 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/244/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/244/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-07-1942 |
End Date | 14-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Intruder duties over Deelan airfield, Holland |
Reason for Loss | Flew too close to Amsterdam Schiphol airfield and was shot down near Amstelveen. On 20 July the crew was buried in grave 51-53. Only the name of Pilot Officer Peter Coulthard (grave 53) was retrieved by the Germans, Sgt. Arthur D. Meech and Pilot Officer Lyn G.L. Ward were initially buried as unknown English airmen. Later re-interred in Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery |