COPPIN, Robert Leslie
Aircraftman 2nd Class
1134494
6 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died on
Tuesday, 21st October 1941. Aged 27
He belonged to the Neville family in Langenhoe (see also Stanley Neville, who was killed in a POW camp). He and his wife Elsie May lived at The Causeway, Langenhoe. They had a son, Michael. His widow remarried to become Mrs. Ponder.
He was entitled to the Defence Medal and the 1939-45 War Medal.
He is buried at Little Rissington (Saint Peter) Churchyard, Gloucestershire in Row E. Col. grave. This grave yard contains some 50 to 60 graves of British, Canadian and Australian Airmen, who operated from the nearby airfield in World War 2.
There are a number of other graves nearby, all with the same burial date and presumably also victims of the same crash. They are :-
1317209 Aircraftman 2nd Class K. J. Fuller, RAFVR, aged 20. He was the son of Guy & Hestor Elizabeth Fuller of Mosterton, Dorsetshire.
1084639 Aircraftman 2nd Class John Baseley, RAFVR. He was the son of W.T. & Isobella Baseley, of Notting Hill, London
1154921 Corporal Sidney Francis Andrews, RAFVR aged 25. He was the son of Sidney & Lillian Andrews; and husband of Sheila Andrews of Ealing, Middlesex.
52152 Leading Aircraftman Harold Thomas Stokes, RAF aged 60. He was the husband of Laura Louise Stokes of Cheltenham.
1525727 Aircraftman 2nd Class Fred Poulter, RAFVR aged 36. He was the son of George & Fanny Poulter; and husband of Beatrice Poulter, of Wombwell, Yorkshire.
1315853 Leading Aircraftman Sydney George Peter Medwin (pilot under training) RAFVR aged 19. He was the son of Sydney & Florence Medwin of Cookham Berkshire.
1331436 Leading Aircraftman Michel Brady de Maynard (pilot under training) RAFVR
REFERENCES
Information obtained from The Commonwealth War Graves web site. www.
cwgc.org/Photographs and information were also supplied by his family.
The pictures of the medals were kindly provided by Worcestershire Medal Service Ltd.
08/04/01 last updated
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These pages are dedicated to the memory of the Fallen from the two World Wars, who lived in Abberton & Langenhoe.. Prepared by Saint Andrew's Parochial Church Council. November 11th 2000