| Birth | Thomas A. Bates was born 1916 in England. |
| INFO | CIV REG INDEX Birth 1916 JunQ Thomas A. Bates mother: Collins Basford 7b,558. (FreeBMD.) |
| INFO | CIV REG INDEX Marriage 1940 DecQ Thomas A. Bates spouse: Norrington Christchurch 2b,2444. (EngMarIndAnc.) |
| INFO | PHOTO of Thomas Bates in military uniform. Written on back "Tabby at Elstree Resevoir two months before our wedding (23.11.40) Val." (CorresPERBE email 11May2012.)  |
| Marriage | He married Margaret V. E. Norrington, daughter of Frederick Ernest Norrington and Flossa Ethel Woodin, 23 November 1940 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England. |
| INFO | CASUALTY DETAILS from Commonwealth War Graves Commission database: Bates, Thomas Arthur. Rank: Flight Sergeant (Obs.), Royal Air Force, 109 Sqdn. Age 25, death 21/11/1941. Service no. 580419. Son of Arthur A. Bates and Lillie Bates; husband of Margaret Val Euronwy Bates, of Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire. Grave: Cambridge City Cemetery, #5960. (ComWarGravC.) |
| Death | Thomas A. Bates died 21 November 1941 in England. |
| INFO | CIV REG INDEX Death DecQ 1941 Thomas A. Bates age 25 Cambridge 3b,970. (GBCivRegInd LDS6103503.) |
| INFO | ROLL OF HONOUR. Casualty Communique no. 102 Royal Air Force. Killed on Active Service (while engaged in non-operational flying duties or on the ground through enemy action). Flt. Sgt. T. A. Bates. (FlightArch 15 Jan 1942, p.62.) |
Thomas A. Bates