Yates, Wilson Birwell
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Wilson Birwell |
Surname | Yates |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 20-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Sarah Ann Yates. Husband of Lily Yates, of Anchorsholme, Cleveleys, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND532 |
Markings | LE-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. E. 36. |
Epitaph | SO DEARLY LOVED, SO SADLY MISSED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 161407 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-02-1944 |
End Date | 20-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (22% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established |