William John Francis COOTE

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COOTE, William John Francis

Service Number:	253938
Enlisted:	12 May 1941
Last Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit:	No. 31 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 November 1914
Home Town:	East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Accidental, Northern Territory, Australia, 3 July 1944, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT D.A.2. , Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia
Memorials:	Adelaide River 31 Beaufighter Squadron Memorial Plaque, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 253938
12 May 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), Aircrew Training Units
12 May 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 253938, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF)
3 Jul 1944:	Involvement Flight Lieutenant, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of John Thomas Coote and Martha Margaret Coote

Husband of Maisie Lillian Coote of East Melbourne, Victoria

Flight Lieutenant William John Francis Coote 253938 & Corporal Kevin Harold Crouch 17110 were killed in the loss of RAAF Beaufighter A19-195 of Number 31 Squadron near Coomalie, NT

Warrant Officer Thomas Dillon RAAF 424995 was seriously injured in the crash and he was discharged on the 4th of December 1945 while at Number 3 RAAF Hospital

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