Keates, Arthur Knightley Roland
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Knightley Roland |
Surname | Keates |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-05-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8734 |
Markings | YH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Moorsele Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 192 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 528054 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1940 |
End Date | 25-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing a bridge over the river Lys |
Reason for Loss | Hit by ground fire and crashed in Kezelberg |