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John Donald Bates

In memory of:

Pilot Officer John Donald Bates

February 20, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/86432

Age:

19

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

431 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Thomas H. Bates and Janey Pearl Bates, of Farm Point, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 244 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 9. L. 2-7.

Location:

The BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY is in the district of Charlottenburg, 8 kilometres west of the city centre, on the south side of the Heerstrasse. From Theodor Heuss Platz in the district of Charlottenburg near the exhibition hall complex and next to the Olympic stadium, follow signs for Spandau, proceeding along the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery lies on the Heerstrasse on the left hand side of the road and 3 kilometres from Theodor Heuss Platz. Visitors should drive beyond the BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY to the traffic lights, then turn left directly onto a small one way street running parallel to the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery entrance is on this small one way road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Pilot Officer John Donald Bates is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer John Donald Bates is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer John Donald Bates is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer John Donald Bates is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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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
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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOHN DONALD BATES– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOHN DONALD BATES – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Donald Bates– Pilot Officer John Donald Bates 431 Sqdn, Royal Canadian Air Force, 20th February 1944, aged 19. Son of Thomas H. Bates and Janey Pearl Bates, of Farm Point, Province of Quebec. Commemoration at the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Brandenburg, Germany.

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    Photo of John Donald Bates – Pilot Officer John Donald Bates 431 Sqdn, Royal Canadian Air Force, 20th February 1944, aged 19. Son of Thomas H. Bates and Janey Pearl Bates, of Farm Point, Province of Quebec. Commemoration at the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Brandenburg, Germany.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Grave Marker – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Document – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Biography – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Chelsea Cenotaph– Pilot Officer John Donald Bates 431 Sqdn, Royal Canadian Air Force, 20th February 1944, aged 19. Son of Thomas H. Bates and Janey Pearl Bates, of Farm Point, Province of Quebec. Commemoration at the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Brandenburg, Germany.

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    Chelsea Cenotaph – Pilot Officer John Donald Bates 431 Sqdn, Royal Canadian Air Force, 20th February 1944, aged 19. Son of Thomas H. Bates and Janey Pearl Bates, of Farm Point, Province of Quebec. Commemoration at the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Brandenburg, Germany.
  • Grave Marker– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Grave Marker – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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