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Theodore Scribner Bates

In memory of:

Leading Aircraftman Theodore Scribner Bates

December 13, 1940
Lake Muskoka, Ontario

Military Service

Service Number:

R/53927

Age:

27

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

No 1 Service Flying Training School

Citation(s):

War Medal 1939-45, and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal

Additional Information

Born:

January 8, 1913
Guelph, Ontario

Enlistment:

June 4, 1940
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Theodore Arthur Thomas Bates and Grace Alida (nee Scribner) Bates of Guelph, Ontario. Brother of Thomas. Husband of Ruth Grace (nee Schultis) Bates, of Brantford, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 10 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GUELPH (WOODLAWN) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. 5. Block I. Lot 10. Grave 2.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Ottawa Memorial … In honoured memory of the men and women of the Air Forces of the British Commonwealth and Empire who gave their lives in Canada, in the United States of America and in neighbouring lands and seas and who have no known grave. Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens October 2023.

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    Memorial – Ottawa Memorial … In honoured memory of the men and women of the Air Forces of the British Commonwealth and Empire who gave their lives in Canada, in the United States of America and in neighbouring lands and seas and who have no known grave. Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens October 2023.
  • Memorial– Leading Aircraftman Theodore Scribner Bates is also commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial, Ottawa, ON. Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens October 2023.

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    Memorial – Leading Aircraftman Theodore Scribner Bates is also commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial, Ottawa, ON. Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens October 2023.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture M

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    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture M
  • Photo of Theodore Bates– Photo of Theodore Bates (on right) with Peter Campbell. They were killed on December 13, 1940 when their Nomad aircraft collided with another aircraft. Their remains were recovered and on September 17, 2013, they were buried at Woodlands Cemetery in Guelph, Ontario

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    Photo of Theodore Bates
    Photo of Theodore Bates – Photo of Theodore Bates (on right) with Peter Campbell. They were killed on December 13, 1940 when their Nomad aircraft collided with another aircraft. Their remains were recovered and on September 17, 2013, they were buried at Woodlands Cemetery in Guelph, Ontario
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Restored CWGC Headstone at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

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    Grave Marker – Restored CWGC Headstone at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

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