The story
Name: F COSTON
Rank: Petty Officer Airman
Official number: FX 76320
Role: Telegraphist Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 803 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Formidable
Date of death: 1941-05-08
Aircraft: Fulmar N 1949
Place of death: Mediterranean
Circumstances: MISSING
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 2, Panel 1
Family details: Son of William Henry and Alice Annie Coston; husband of Vera Maud Coston of Dartford, Kent
Rank: Petty Officer Airman
Official number: FX 76320
Role: Telegraphist Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 803 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Formidable
Date of death: 1941-05-08
Aircraft: Fulmar N 1949
Place of death: Mediterranean
Circumstances: MISSING
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 2, Panel 1
Family details: Son of William Henry and Alice Annie Coston; husband of Vera Maud Coston of Dartford, Kent
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.