This could be Bill...maybe?
Certainly he’s the only William connected with 245 of that time that I can find on record.
Ladies & gentlemen...I give you TSLt William Herbert Heal Coates!
Gentlemen, I am researching MTB 245 and have read your posts with great interest. I am especially interested in connecting a fascinating wartime presentation gift I own with the craft and those identified on the engraving. If the remains of the craft are still indeed a houseboat are you able to shed...
Thank you both for your replies, very much appreciated. I’m certain it relates to the documented Channel & Normandy ops and likely a member of crew during that time but as you say remains anonymous at the moment. Members Pioneer & Brian Holmes have posts from 2009 that shed light on crew &am...
Hoping you may be able to help. I am researching a WW2 No19 shell case that has been turned into a presentation gift with a small engraving on the side. The engraving simply says: H.K.C H.M.M.T.B. 245. August 1944 Greetings Bill This site has provided a lot of information about MTB 245 which I am mo...