Military service
Burial/memorial information
Digital gallery of Flight Sergeant Albert Cranston Yates
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Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flight Sergeant Albert Cranston Yates is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flight Sergeant Albert Cranston Yates is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Letter
Letter from Wing Commander to Albert Cranston Yates Father, Captain Albert Yates -
Photos
Fellow flight crew members - Flight Sargent Frank Hobson, Sargent Ernest Catlin, Sargent Wilfred Belton Newspaper clipping listing deaths -
Grave marker
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Letter
Sympathy note from Canadian Minister of National Defense -
Photo of Albert Cranston Yates
In front of aircraft -
Newspaper clipping
Night raid over Rhur; sent home by Albert Cranston Yates to parents -
Letter
Letter from Group Captain J.G. Stephenson, Nov 30, 1950. Providing photo of grave marker to parents. -
Photo of Albert Cranston Yates
In London -
Award Citation
Posthumous awarding of wings -
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Fellow crew members - Sargent Earnest Hill, Sargent Lloyd Thomas -
Group Photo
Graduating Class -
Photo of Albert Cranston Yates
In barracks -
Photo of Albert Cranston Yates
In front of canteen -
Photo of Albert Cranston Yates
He is seen here in front of Lancaster Bomber. Colourized and digitally enhanced -
Letter
Condolence note from King George -
Group Photo
In front of the Beaver Club -
Newspaper clipping
From the Regina Leader Post September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Regina Leader Post March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Albert Cranston Yates
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Albert Cranston Yates
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Albert Cranston Yates
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 126 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY Germany
The REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY is located 5 km south west of Kleve. From Kleve the cemetery is located, using the Hoffmannallee from the Town Centre, which becomes the Materbornerallee. This road enters Reichswald Forest and becomes the Grunewaldstrasse. Follow direction Gennep, entering Reichswald Forest the cemetery is situated 500 metres on the left.
Alternatively from the motorway 57, take exit Kleve/Goch, which leads onto the 9 N road in the direction towards Kleve. After 3 km turn left on to the 504 direction Kranenburg. Reichswald cemetery is clearly signposted on the 504 at cross roads Grunewald. REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY is situated on the Grunewald Strasse direction Kleve on the right, 3 km from cross roads Grunewald.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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