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Second Lieutenant John Edwin Yates

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1897-11-29
Place of birth: Birmingham Warwickshire England
Next of kin: Mrs. Edwin Edward Yates (mother), 33 Herbert Rd., Nottingham, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Drug Clerk
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-11-01
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Mendinghem Military Cemetery, VI. B. 5.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 925307
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Rank detail
  1. Second Lieutenant (Air Force).
  2. Private (Army). 1916-02-02 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Carlyle, Saskatchewan War Memorial

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 87788
LAC ID: 329996
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B10630-S028
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Edwin Edward and Grace Elizabeth Yates of 12 All Saints St. (formerly 33 Herbert Rd., Sherwood Rise), Nottingham. Served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force from Feb., 1916, to May, 1917.

A Google search finds several websites with information similar to the following posted on the Great War Forum by "Gareth":

2Lt J E Yates was killed in an accident while flying Sopwith Camel B2305. He left his aerodrome at 1420 on an Offensive Patrol and at 1425 his aircraft spun and crashed at La Lovie.
Uploader's Research notes:

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

Website From Kegs to Kites provides some details about John Edwin Yates [Private Army Canadian Infantry 152nd Battalion Second Lieutenant Air Force Royal Flying Corps 70th Squadron ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-11-08