Yates, Bruce Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bruce Herbert |
Surname | Yates |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Frederick and Lilian Yates, of Burnt Oak, Edgware, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG395 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hatfield (Woodhouse) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row DD. Grave 21. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF MY BRAVE SON WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1895282 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-06-1944 |
End Date | 26-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training Flight |
Reason for Loss | At 0036hrs aircraft took off for exercise of night bombing along with circuits. Approximately 10 minutes after take off authorities were notified that the aircraft had crashed in open county approximately 2 miles E of Thorne. It is believed the aircraft collided with high-tension cables. |