South Yorkshire Times, April 1st, 1944
Service Snaps
Douglas Coates (Swinton)
Serving with a Naval unit attached to Combined Operations is Ordinary Seaman Douglas Coates, who recently had his nineteenth birthday.
O/S Coates has twelve months service and formerly worked at Baker and Bessemer Ltd., Kilnhurst, as a fitter.
His parents Mr. and Mrs. H. Coates live at 30, Charles Street, Swinton.