Photo taken on 5th March 1915.
William Coltman was born in Burton on Trent on 16 July 1892. In WW1 he enlisted with the 21st University and Public Schools Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers. He served in France between November 1915 & May 1916. He was made temporary Second Lieut with the Royal Flying Corps from 5 September 1916. He obtained the Royal Aero Club's Aviator Certificate on 16 Feb 1917.
Photo copied and cropped from The Past on Glass at Sutton Archives. Photographer David Knights-Whittome. Shared under the Creative Commons Non Commercial