{"id":27561,"date":"2018-03-13T16:39:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T16:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=27561"},"modified":"2018-03-13T16:39:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T16:39:22","slug":"barry-dambuster-gordon-yeo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/13\/barry-dambuster-gordon-yeo\/","title":{"rendered":"Who was Barry Dambuster Gordon Yeo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THE portrait of a Dambuster from Barry will be among those displayed in a London exhibition this May to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the famous raid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> But who was Gordon Yeo? With the help of local historian Dr Jonathan Hicks, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Cardiffian<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Born in 1922 to Arthur and Ada Yeo, Gordon Yeo grew up at 52 Castleland Street, Barry Dock, attending Holton Primary School. <\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27565\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27565\" style=\"width: 491px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27565\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-and-Arthur-Yeo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-and-Arthur-Yeo.png 491w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-and-Arthur-Yeo-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-and-Arthur-Yeo-293x176.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27565\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-and-Arthur-Yeo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-and-Arthur-Yeo.png 491w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-and-Arthur-Yeo-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-and-Arthur-Yeo-293x176.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/noscript> Ada and Arthur Yeo. Photo: Dr Jonathan Hicks<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He joined the RAF in 1941, passing out as a gunner.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His crack shooting skills saw him posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27569\" style=\"width: 277px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27569\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-in-RAF-uniform.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-in-RAF-uniform.png 277w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-in-RAF-uniform-181x300.png 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27569\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-in-RAF-uniform.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-in-RAF-uniform.png 277w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-in-RAF-uniform-181x300.png 181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/noscript> Gordon Yeo, pictured in his RAF uniform, attained the rank of Sergeant Gunner. Photo: Dr Jonathan Hicks<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just two months later, he was chosen to participate in Operation Chastise to destroy the M\u00f6hne and Edersee hydroelectric dams.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sergeant Yeo\u2019s Lancaster, flying as ED887 AJ-A, was the fourth bomber to attack the dam.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He manned the Lancaster\u2019s front gun turret, using it to fire directly at the M\u00f6hne\u2019s gun emplacements.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After dropping two mines, the Lancaster captained by Sqn Ldr Melvin Young set course for RAF Scampton, reaching the Dutch coast shortly before 3am.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the North Sea, however, Lancaster ED887 AJ-A was shot down by the Wijk-aan-zee flak battery.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27573\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27573\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wreck-of-ED887-AJ-A.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wreck-of-ED887-AJ-A.png 630w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wreck-of-ED887-AJ-A-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wreck-of-ED887-AJ-A-500x291.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wreck-of-ED887-AJ-A-293x171.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27573\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wreck-of-ED887-AJ-A.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wreck-of-ED887-AJ-A.png 630w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wreck-of-ED887-AJ-A-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wreck-of-ED887-AJ-A-500x291.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wreck-of-ED887-AJ-A-293x171.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/noscript> The wreck of Gordon Yeo&#8217;s Lancaster. Photo: Dr Jonathan Hicks<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The body of Gordon Yeo was washed up on May 27. He was just 20 years old.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sergeant Yeo is buried alongside ED887 AJ-A\u2019s other six crew members at Bergen General Cemetery.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27578\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27578\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-grave.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-grave.png 505w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-grave-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-grave-500x370.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-grave-293x217.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27578\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-grave.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-grave.png 505w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-grave-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-grave-500x370.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Gordon-Yeo-grave-293x217.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/noscript> Gordon Yeo&#8217;s grave. Photo: Dr Jonathan Hicks<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In July 1943, Yeo\u2019s mother Ada wrote to Henry Young, the father of Melvin.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His reply (pictured below), dated July 13 thanked Ada for contacting him.<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter.png 415w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter-293x370.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter.png 415w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter-293x370.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/noscript>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27577\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter-II.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter-II.png 392w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter-II-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter-II-293x387.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27577\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter-II.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter-II.png 392w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter-II-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Ada-Yeo-letter-II-293x387.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n\u201cMany thanks for your kind sympathy, which I feel too for all those who have suffered the same loss,\u201d Mr Young added.<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Dambusters Reunited exhibition launches on May 16, with venue to be confirmed. Those wanting to find out more about Gordon Yeo can read about him in Dr Hicks\u2019 book, Barry and the Second World War. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE portrait of a Dambuster from Barry will be among those displayed in a London exhibition this May to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the famous raid. But who was Gordon Yeo? With the help of local historian Dr Jonathan Hicks, The Cardiffian found out. Born in 1922 to Arthur and Ada Yeo, Gordon Yeo grew up at 52 Castleland Street, Barry Dock, attending Holton Primary School. He joined the RAF in 1941, passing out as a gunner. 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