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Dudley Dobson Coates

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Dudley Dobson AWMM
  • Surname
    Coates AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ421318 AWMM
    • WWII 421318 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    21 September 1909 RNZAF Biographies (R17845609) Napier, Hawkes Bay RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)
  • Date of birth
    b. 1909 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 25 June 2023 - NZ BDM Birth records
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 May 2023 - NZ BDM Birth & Marriage Records
  • Birth notes
    Son of William Thomas Coates and Ethel Coates, of Puha, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 May 2023 - NZ BDM Birth & Marriage Records
  • Address before enlistment
    Napier, previously of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 25 June 2023 - Newspaper Report
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Widow: Mrs W. Coates of Naiper ( 1 child ) AWMM
    • WW2 Father: Mr. W. T. Coates of Gisbourne. AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Married/WWII AWMM
    • Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
    • 1939 Dudley Dobson COATES married Wilma Zenda PALTRIDGE Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 May 2023 - NZ BDM Birth & Marriage Records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Navigator RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of William Thomas Coates and Ethel Coates of Puha, Te Karaka, Gisborne; husband of Wilna Coates, of Wellington

    He was living in Napier at the time of his enlistment.

    Attended Te Karaka District High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    25 May 1943 AWMM
    Age 33 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Oostende New Communal Cemetery, Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM Plot 9 Row 5 Grave 17 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    • Coates— Killed on active service, Sgt. Dudley Dobson, R.N.Z.A.F., dearly beloved husband of Wilma Coates, Delhi Road, Napier, and third son of Mr. and the late Mrs. W. T. Coates, of Puha, Gisborne; aged 33 years. Interred at Ostend Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 May 2023 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21228, 18 OCTOBER 1943, PAGE 1
    • Sergeant Dudley D. Coates, formerly of Napier, who is now reported missing believed killed on air operations, was formerly a member of the staff of the Napier Daily Telegraph, Company Limited as a linotype operator, going to Napier from the Gisborne Times in 1938. Early in 1942 he joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and after a few weeks left for Canada and England, where he joined a bomber squadron, which was subsequently engaged in some of the mass raids on enemy-occupied terntory. it was during one of these raids that he was reported missing. Sergeant Coates was prominent in Gisborne sporting circles, representing the district at Rugby football and was secretary of the Old Boys Football Club. In England ,he was a member of the unbeaten Air Force team. An all-round athlete, he held numerous field and track titles of the Poverty Bav Amateur Athletic Club, including the 100, 220 and 440 yards championships and the long jump, high jump and pole vault titles He also represented the Gisborne Rowing Club and in addition was in the first flight of tennis is this district, and a good shot. In addition to his wife and young daughter he leaves to mourn then loss his father, who lives in Puha. and three brothers and one sister Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 25 June 2023 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21234, 25 OCTOBER 1943, PAGE 4
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Memorials

Memorial

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    • Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM
    • Te Karaka War Memorial, corner of Main and Station Roads, Te Karaka, Gisborne AWMM

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Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • 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) AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 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. AWMM
    • 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) AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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25 June 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
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