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Lance Corporal Douglas Coates 3387039

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  1. stevendouglas73

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    I am currently searching for info or any relatives of Douglas Coates who died in service 1944 .The info I have got at moment is he is buried in Hottot-Les-Bagues cemetery and served in the Royal Armoured corps till 13/06/44 .Does anybody know anything about him ?
     
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    Welcome to the forum! I hopw you find the inof you are looking for, there are a lot of people here who are very knowledgeable!
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    This is your man:

    Name: COATES, DOUGLAS
    Initials: D
    Nationality: United Kingdom
    Rank: Lance Corporal
    Regiment/Service: Royal Armoured Corps
    Unit Text: 144th (8th Bn. The East Lancashire Regt.) Regt.
    Date of Death: 13/06/1944
    Service No: 3387039 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
    Grave/Memorial Reference: III. H. 12.
    Cemetery: HOTTOT-LES-BAGUES WAR CEMETERY

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    CWGC :: Casualty Details
     
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