Yeo, John Lenus
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Lenus |
Surname | Yeo |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lenus Egbert and Maude Caroline Yeo, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4035 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Upper Heyford Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 101. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/59345 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Yeo Lake, Manitoba; Within Poplar/ Nanowin Rivers Park Reserve |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/10253 (P363720/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-11-1941 |
End Date | 11-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Croughton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- circuits and landings |
Reason for Loss | Climbed steeply while doing circuits & landings. Stalled & crashed to E of airfield. |