Yarker, Percy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Percy |
Surname | Yarker |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and Edith Yarker, of Kepwick. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1685 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Over Silton (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | ALL YOU HOPED FOR ALL YOU HAD, YOU GAVE TO SAVE MANKIND- YOURSELF YOU SCORNED TO SAVE (Extract from Hymn - O Valiant Hearts) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1063311 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-01-1943 |
End Date | 29-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Stratford upon Avon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a second Wellington from 23 OTU (X3586), both aircraft crashing near RAF Honington in Suffolk |