Individual Details

William, a member of the Royal Australian Air Force, was killed in action aged 21 during World War II. He was a gunner on a plane that took off from RAF Scranton, Lincolnshire on 7 September 1942 and headed for Duisburg in Germany. During the bombing raid the plane received three direct hits but the pilot managed to fly it back to England, belly landing at RAF Martlesham Heath. William had been severely wounded in the attack and did not survive the journey. He was pronounced dead at Martlesham Heath.

William's grave reference in Ipswich Old Cemetery is Sec. C. Div. 31. Grave 52.

Birth	22 Jun 1921	Brisbane, Queensland
Death	7 Sep 1942	RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk
Burial		Ipswich Old Cemetery, Ipswich, England

Father	Edward GREGORY-COLEMAN (1869 - 1942)
Mother	Catherine HANRAHAN (1875 - 1955)
Sibling	Edward John GREGORY-COLEMAN (1910 - )
Sibling	Mary GREGORY-COLEMAN (1912 - )
Sibling	Denis William GREGORY-COLEMAN (1914 - )
Sibling	John Francis GREGORY-COLEMAN (1917 - )