Yates, Ronald Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ronald Charles |
Surname | Yates |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Frederick and Florence Edith Yates, of Handsworth, Birmingham. Husband of Phyllis Annie Yates. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA860 |
Markings | AR-C2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6. D. 12. |
Epitaph | DEATH DIVIDES BUT MEMORY CLINGS. LOVE'S LAST GIFT, REMEMBRANCE. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1577128 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to old signals square, former Binbook airfield, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Lancaster JA860 (AR-C2 of 460 RAAF Sqn) lost over Berlin 27th January 1944 |
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1944 |
End Date | 28-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by two night fighters as it left the target area. The rear turret was wrecked and the intercom failed. The 'bale-out' order was not heard by at least three members of the crew and the Lancaster finally crashed near the Polish border |