Bates, Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas |
Surname | Bates |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Luke Bates, and of Violet Bates, of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG469 |
Markings | JO-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 24. D. 12-14. |
Epitaph | ON HIS SOUL, SWEET JESUS, HAVE MERCY. GRANT HIM ETERNAL PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 6 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1594894 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1945 |
End Date | 04-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Ladbergen |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by flak near the target |