Richard Percy William Coles

The photograph is shared by the Trust with kind permission from the 11th Armoured Division Facebook Group and its Black Bull Research Team.

Remembering Richard Percy William Coles (pictured as a child), Killed in Action, 04 August 1944.

FALLEN HEROES

RICHARD PERCY WILLIAM COLES
Army • GUNNER
Royal Artillery
75th Anti-Tank Regiment
DIED | 04 August 1944
AGE | 18
SERVICE NO. | 14419139

FALLEN HEROES

RICHARD PERCY WILLIAM COLES
Army • GUNNER
Royal Artillery
75th Anti-Tank Regiment
DIED | 04 August 1944
AGE | 18
SERVICE NO. | 14419139

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