Alan Edward Coates

Forenames

Alan Edward AWMM

Surname

Coates AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ40643 AWMM
• WWII 40643 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

15 Dec 1911 AWMM

Place of birth

Auckland New Zealand

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Post war occupation

Dairy machine fitter

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Next of kin

• WW2 Widow: Mrs. E. M. Coates of St. Heliers, Auckland AWMM
• WW2 Mother: Mrs. E. A. M. Coates of St. Heliers, Auckland AWMM

Relationship status

• Married/WWII AWMM
• Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• Battle of Atlantic AWMM
• Europe (Air) AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ40643 AWMM
• WWII 40643 AWMM

Military service

Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to Royal Air Force AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 502 Squadron AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
  MiD 1943 AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Machine fitter/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Sergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed on air operations AWMM

Last rank

Pilot Officer AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 502 Squadron AWMM

• Son of Thomas Joseph and Edith Agnes Maud Coates; husband of Elsie May Coates of St. Heliers, Auckland.
  
  Attended Auckland Grammar School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)) AWMM
• Alan was a student at Auckland Grammar School. In 1942 he married Elsie May Duckham at Redruth, Cornwall, England.
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Death

16 Sept 1942 AWMM
Age  31 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Memorial name

• Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom AWMM
• Silverdale RSA, 43A Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay, Silverdale 0932 AWMM
• Silverdale RSA, 43A Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay, Silverdale 0932 AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1084624
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845609
  Sources Used
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845747)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845747
  Sources Used
• Loss report totally updated:
  https://aircrewremembered.com/cockburn-alexander.html
  Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 2 November 2024 - https://aircrewremembered.com/cockburn-alexander.html

References

• Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
  Hanson, C. (2001). p. 128
• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
  Martyn, E. (1998-2008). vol. 1 p. 249; vol. 3, p. 135
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743)
• Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Missing]. Archives New Zealand (R17845747)
• Royal New Zealand Air Force. (1941–1945). Contact: National magazine of the R.N.Z.A.F.; the official organ of the Air Force Association (Inc.). Levin, New Zealand: Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  V3,n4,p76
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.