Yerdon, Harold Robert Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Harold Robert Joseph |
Surname | Yerdon |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Pearl Yerdon, of Brockville, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Mildred Yerdon, of Accrington. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB813 |
Markings | SE-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Accrington Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Plot K. Grave 326. |
Epitaph | FATHER, IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING LEAVE WE NOW OUR LOVED ONE SLEEPING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/207939 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 431 (Iroquois) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served on 431 Sqn RCAF at RCAF Burn, 1942-1943 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed metal plaques & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2 including 431 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Old Control Tower, former airfield site, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2 including 431 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1858/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1858/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-10-1944 |
End Date | 25-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed SSW of Bedford |