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Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Grossett Keith Coates
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Photo of Keith Coates
Keith Coates was born January 27, 1913, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Coates of 329 Wortley Road, London, Ontario. He attended Wortley Road Public School, South Collegiate and was studying to be a doctor at the University of Western Ontario Medical School when war commenced. He enlisted in the Air Force in June 1940, earned his observer wing and was posted to England in February 1941. He was the navigator in a Wellington bomber of #9 RAF Squadron on the night of July 8, 1941, when it was shot down over Veno Holland. -
Grave marker
Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England -
Memorial
Pilot Officer Grossett Keith Coates is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Pilot Officer Grossett Keith Coates is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Temporary grave marker
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Grossett Keith Coates
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Grossett Keith Coates
JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY Netherlands
The town of Nijmegen is 16 km south of Arnhem. JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is 4 km south west of Nijmegen, 1 km south of the main Grave-Nijmegen road. Folowing the A73 exit at the junction Nijmegen Wijchen taking following directions to Nijmegen along the A32b entering Nijmegen on the Graafseweg. On reaching the Industrieterrein a Commission signpost directs visitors to turn left onto the Weg Door Jonkerbos. Shortly after appears a further signpost showing the left hand turning onto Oude Mollenhutseweg. The JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is located on 150 metres after entering the Oude Mollenhutseweg on the right hand side of the road.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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