Coons, John Walter
Killed in Action 1918-10-03
Birth Date: unkown date
Born: Guelph, Ontario
John S. & Elizabeth Coons
Home: Toronto, Ontario (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAF
Unit
11 (FB) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
Base
France
Rank
Lieutenant
Position
Lieutenant
Service Numbers
74006, RFC
First Burial
Bagneux British Cemetery, Bagneaux, Somme, France
1918-10-03: Coons and his air-gunner Sgt-Mech. F.S. New (British, no forenames) were killed when they crashed near Doullens during a mission, after colliding with another Brisfit (C-4753) in the formation during a recce of Cambrai. The other aircraft successfully returned to base and was repaired by the squadron.
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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