Yeomans, Samuel David
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Samuel David |
Surname | Yeomans |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 06-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Yeomans, and of Agnes Ada Yeomans, of Stanford Bridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X2917 |
Markings | KM-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stanford-On-Teme Churchyard |
Grave Reference | N.W. part of churchyard. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (from John, Chapter 15 verse 13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 639366 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-08-1941 |
End Date | 07-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Calais |
Reason for Loss | Due to bad weather diverted to Barton Bendish Airfield, Norfolk. Struck trees and crashed |