Yerbury, William Edmund Stuart
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Edmund Stuart |
Surname | Yerbury |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertram Stuart Yerbury, and Theresa Yerbury, of Lachine, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | N1474 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 30. G. 1. |
Epitaph | GOD GRANT HIM REST THAT IS FOR EVER. EVER REMEMBERED BY MOTHER, DAD AND JIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/54983 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6983 (P359781/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-06-1941 |
End Date | 17-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | After climbing to 150 feet dived in a L/H bank and crashed onto East house ,officers married quarters, bursting into flames. |