Flying Officer [Pilot]

William Harcourt Coleman

DFC

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. C. M. Walton, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2526
Name:
William Harcourt Coleman
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
29 November 1916
Place of Birth: 
Christchurch, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Arthur Walton (mother), 12 Derby St, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 75 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
26 July 1940
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot 69. Row A. Grave 21.
Cemetery Location: 
Netherlands
William Harcourt Coleman
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