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Son of the late Joseph Yeates (died 25 Aug 1940 aged 58.

Yeates' mother had married his father, a passenger train guard, shortly after coming to Chippenham in 1912, from Cheddar, to run a refreshment buffet. In 1932 she worked for a Mr Cockram who had an extensive catering business before taking over the Old Road Inn.

Yeates was educated at the Chippenham Secondary School and had worked for a short time at Westinghouse and the Wilts Bacon Company. He was a keen athlete and footballer and had a been a pianist in the Embassy Dance Band.

Yeates was engaged to Miss Dorothy Short.

From Geoff Morse: "From what I understand he actually died in a flying accident at RAF Hullavington. I understand he & a colleague went on an unauthorised flight in a training aircraft but came to grief not far from the airfield."

Memorials Commemorated on:

Chippenham Town War Memorial