Yale, Robert Alec
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Alec |
Surname | Yale |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Sarah Hannah Yale, of Madeley, Shropshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED547 |
Markings | PO-M M-Mother (From U to Me) |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. K. 4. |
Epitaph | SOME DAY, SOME TIME OUR EYES SHALL SEE THE FACE WE KEEP IN MEMORY. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1583664 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 467 (Australian) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour remembering all 467 (RAAF) Sqn personnel who failed to return from Ops at RAF Bottesford |
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 Plaques |
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 | Clock and 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 27/1930/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1930/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-12-1943 |
End Date | 30-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (11% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Berlin, possibly by flak, crashing at Grosszieten |