Yeo, Arthur Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur Thomas |
Surname | Yeo |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Annie Yeo, of Waddon, Croydon, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1040 |
Markings | NP-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 13. Row 4. Grave 51. |
Epitaph | IT WAS HIS DUTY AND THE PART HE WAS PROUD TO CHOOSE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 47550 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-07-1942 |
End Date | 22-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 291 aircraft. Marker flares, dropped using Gee, were off target which meant that the whole operation was inaccurate, although the Thyssen steelworks was hit and almost 100 houses destroyed |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed in Utrecht region |