Yates, Tom
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Tom |
Surname | Yates |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Tom and Janet Yates, of Hamilton, Ontario. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM127 |
Markings | KO-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. H. 10. |
Epitaph | INTO THY HANDS, O LORD, I COME. LIFE'S TROUBLES ARE O'ER, THE BATTLE IS WON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/95439 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-08-1944 |
End Date | 27-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (50% moon) |
Operation | Kiel. 382 aircraft- 17 Lancasters lost (4.6%). PFF marking was hampered by the use of smoke screens. Despite this, the local report details a very serious raid with concentrated bombing on the centre and surrounding districts. The fires were fanned by strong winds. 134 people were killed and 1002 injured. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the North Sea |