Date of birth:

July 6th, 1916 (Wincanton/Somerset, Great Britain)

Date of death:

April 29th, 2007

Service number:

33232

Nationality:

British (1801-present, Kingdom)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Wing Commander

Unit:

No. 35 (Madras Presidency) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

April 13th, 1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Group Captain

Unit:

No. 582 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

October 26th, 1945

Citation:
As a squadron commander Group Captain Coulson has displayed outstanding ability. He has done much fine work as a Master Bomber and target marker and excellent results have been obtained by his squadron, This officer has an impressive record of missions successfully completed and has at all times shown exceptional qualities of leadership and devotion to duty."

• Photo 1: Mark Lucock
• - Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 37030 published on the 10 April 1945
  - Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 37324 published on the 23 October 1945
  - FlyPast magazine, Key Publishing, Stemford, July 2007
  - Times Online
  - Air Force Association of Canada