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Peter Coopman

Peter Coopman

Male 1922 - 1943  (21 years)    Has 13 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Peter Coopman 
    Birth 1 Feb 1922  Paignton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
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    Gender Male 
    *AKA Peter Davis 
    Reference Number BR 2293a 
    Reference Number BR-J 
    Death 16 Dec 1943  Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age: 21y 
    • During WW2 Peter Coopman was an RAF Sergeant Wireless operator and air gunner on Lancaster bombers. The Ulceby War Memorial records his death and that of all the crew members of two Lancaster bombers which collided mid air over Ulceby 16 December 1943. Their target was Berlin. Peter was 21 when he died and is buried ( see photograph of his tombstone) Cambridge City Cemetery 103 Squadron.
      Source: Post by Phil Kirby

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    Person ID I7267  Simpson
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

    Father Bertram Frederick Coopman,   b. 11 Jan 1900   d. Between Jul 1994 and Sep 1994 (Age 94 years) 
    Mother Eliza Athalia Minia Davis,   b. Between Jan 1903 and Mar 1903, St Marylebone, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Between Jul 1922 and Sep 1922  Hampstead, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F2336  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Joyce Peill,   b. 1917   d. 1989 (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage Between Jul 1943 and Sep 1943  Pershore, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F2337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Feb 1922 - Paignton, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Between Jul 1943 and Sep 1943 - Pershore, Worcestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 21y - 16 Dec 1943 - Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 20 Jan 2022, 1927 JFM Totnes 5b 199.
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      Note that this is a correction to the original Birth Record

    2. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 20 Jan 2022, 1922 OND Scunthorpe 7a 932.
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    3. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 20 Jan 2022, 1922 JAS Hampstead 1A 731.

    4. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 20 Jan 2022, 1943 JAS Pershore 6c 527.