Coates, William Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Charles |
Surname | Coates |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Date of Death | 08-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Charles and Kate Louise Coates; husband of Constance Coates, of Leeds, Yorkshire, England. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston IIIA |
Serial Number | BZ335 |
Markings | OM-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XXVIII. D. 1-5 (Coll.) |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1378223 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 Group, 138 Wing |
Squadron | 107 (Lowestoft's own) |
Squadron Motto | Nous y serons (We shall be there) |
Trade | WOp |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/844/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/844/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | - |
End Date | - |
Takeoff Station | Great Massingham |
Operation | Attack on Rennes naval depot |
Reason for Loss | Hit by heavy flak and mainplane fell off near Rennes |