1st (Airborne) Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles (British Army)
Died:
07/06/1944 (Killed in Action)
Age:
34
Summary
John Coyle was born about 1910. As part of the Normand landings in June 1944, he landed on Drop Zone N at Ranville in France at 9pm on 6th June 1944. It is believed he was killed at Ste Honorine the following morning. Sergeant John Coyle was serving with the 1st (Airborne) Battalion of the Royal Ulster Rifles when he was killed in action on 7th June 1944. He was 34 years old.
Further Information
John Coyle was born about 1910.
There were no Coyles living in Ballyscullion or Bellaghy according to the 1911 census.
Sergeant John Coyle was serving with the 1st (Airborne) Battalion of the Royal Ulster Rifles in World War Two.
Sergeant Coyle served in A Company. As part of the Normand landings in June 1944, he landed on Drop Zone N at Ranville in France at 9pm on 6th June 1944. It is believed he was killed at Ste Honorine the following morning.
Sergeant John Coyle was serving with the 1st (Airborne) Battalion of the Royal Ulster Rifles when he was killed in action on 7th June 1944. He was 34 years old.
Sergeant John Coyle is buried in Ranville Cemetery in France.
The CWGC record Sergeant John Coyle as the husband of Gretta Coyle of Ballyscullion, County Londonderry.
