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Flight Sergeant William Brian Lyall

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Flight Sergeant William Brian Lyall Veteran

Birth
Canterbury, Boroondara City, Victoria, Australia
Death
19 Apr 1944 (aged 23)
Forges-les-Eaux, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Burial
Poix-de-Picardie, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
Plot
Row B. Grave 28.
Memorial ID
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Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Australian Air Force. 419661
Posting on Death: 466 Squadron, Leconfield, Yorkshire.
Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Halifax LV946; Place - Moulins, France; Date - 19 April 1944
Shot down by Flak at Forges-Les-Eaux 21 Miles Northeast of Rouen during a raid on Tergnier Marshalling Yards, 4 Crew Survived, 2 evaded capture.
The crew of Halifax LV946 were;
LYALL, William Brian - (Flight Sergeant); Service Number - 419661
CASEY B W – (Flight Sergeant); Service Number – 420638 AUS
WIEZMAN A – (Sergeant); Service Number – 1323012 Polish
WALLACE J R – (Flight Sergeant); Service Number – 423364 AUS
RICHARDS B R – (Flight Sergeant); Service Number – 426781 AUS
SWAN J E – (Flight Sergeant); Service Number – 419234 AUS
CAMP A J – (Sergeant); Service Number – 956353 RAF

William Brian Lyall's name is located at panel 110 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.

Son of William and Hilda Florence Lyall, of Canterbury, Victoria, Australia.
Father William Lyall (1891-1964)
Mother Hilda Florence Maxwell (1891-1977)
Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Australian Air Force. 419661
Posting on Death: 466 Squadron, Leconfield, Yorkshire.
Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Halifax LV946; Place - Moulins, France; Date - 19 April 1944
Shot down by Flak at Forges-Les-Eaux 21 Miles Northeast of Rouen during a raid on Tergnier Marshalling Yards, 4 Crew Survived, 2 evaded capture.
The crew of Halifax LV946 were;
LYALL, William Brian - (Flight Sergeant); Service Number - 419661
CASEY B W – (Flight Sergeant); Service Number – 420638 AUS
WIEZMAN A – (Sergeant); Service Number – 1323012 Polish
WALLACE J R – (Flight Sergeant); Service Number – 423364 AUS
RICHARDS B R – (Flight Sergeant); Service Number – 426781 AUS
SWAN J E – (Flight Sergeant); Service Number – 419234 AUS
CAMP A J – (Sergeant); Service Number – 956353 RAF

William Brian Lyall's name is located at panel 110 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.

Son of William and Hilda Florence Lyall, of Canterbury, Victoria, Australia.
Father William Lyall (1891-1964)
Mother Hilda Florence Maxwell (1891-1977)

Inscription

BELOVED SON
OF MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM LYALL
OF CANTERBURY, VICTORIA


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