Richard Geoffrey Pine-Coffin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRichard Geoffrey Pine-Coffin
British Army officer
Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1908
Place of Birth: Devon, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 28-Feb-1974
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Richard Geoffrey Pine-Coffin
- Colonel Richard Geoffrey Pine-Coffin (2 December 1908 – 28 February 1974) was an officer of the British Army who saw service during World War II.
- He commanded the 3rd Parachute Battalion in North Africa and the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion in Normandy, Belgium, and Germany.
- His troops, amused by the unusual applicability of his family name (soldiers were usually buried in simple pine wood coffins), referred to him as "Wooden Box".
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