Bates, Albert Henry Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Henry Charles |
Surname | Bates |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert William and Bessie Bates. Husband of Lorna Ethel Bates, of Enfield, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7565 |
Markings | MG-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. F. 15. |
Epitaph | LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. R.W. BATES OF SYDNEY, N.S.W. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 403088 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1942 |
End Date | 29-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. Was to have been a much larger raid but bad weather in the north of England prevented many Squadrons taking part. Further bad weather en route- the 91 Group OTU aircraft were recalled, the rest becoming scattered. Only 68 bombed the target but a hospital was hit. Heavy aircraft losses including 15.2% of 4 Group OTU Wellingtons |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and then finished off by a night-fighter. Crashed at Aschmoehor |