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Military service
Service number:
E/30154
Age:
21
Rank:
Rifleman
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
March 22, 1921
Bury, Québec
Enlistment:
August 10, 1940
Bury, Québec
Death:
November 5, 1942
Sham Shui Po Camp Hospital, Hong Kong
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. A. 27.
Additional information
Son of Walter Warren Coates and Eile (alias Eileen) Nina Downes, of Bury, Québec.
He served in Québec, Newfoundland with Force W, Hong Kong with Force C. He had 1,056 days of service, including 612 overseas.
Additional citations
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Rifleman Russell Dalton Coates
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Photo of RUSSELL COATES
In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me.
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Rifleman Russell Dalton Coates
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 65 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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