| Accession Number | P08970.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Maitland, H Noel Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
| Date made | 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 404956 Flying Officer (FO) John Edward Coates, RAAF, pilot of 106 Squadron, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 404956 Flying Officer (FO) John Edward Coates, RAAF, pilot of 106 Squadron, RAF, of Rockhampton, Qld . A farmer prior to enlistment from Brisbane on 5 January 1941. FO Coates died on operations in a Lancaster R 5678; over Dusseldorf-Oberkassel, Germany on 16 August 1942, aged 30. He is buried at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.