Bates, Edward Percy
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Edward Percy |
Surname | Bates |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sir Percy Elly Bates, G.B.E., 4Th Bt., and of Lady Bates (Nee Lefroy), of Neston, Cheshire. M.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG223 |
Markings | WS-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 18. C. 12. |
Epitaph | WITH CHRIST; WHICH IS FAR BETTER PHIL.I.23 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 189351 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/129/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/129/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-01-1945 |
End Date | 01-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Ladbergen |
Reason for Loss | Attack on Dortmund-Ems canal |