Yorke, Wilbert George
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Wilbert George |
Surname | Yorke |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William E. and Mary Elizabeth Yorke, of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5523 |
Markings | PH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 107. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/66080 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-01-1942 |
End Date | 07-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed in sea off Brest |