He was killed in action when attacking the Ruhr dams-the famous Dambusters Raid.
He was Pilot Officer Vernon William Byers of the Royal Canadian Air Force Service No: J/17474. He was 32 and the son of Frank and Ruby J. Byers, of Codette, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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from the Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank: Pilot Officer
Service No: J/17474
Date of Death:17/05/1943
Age:32
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force 617 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Panel Reference: Panel 175.
Memorial:RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Son of Frank and Ruby J. Byers, of Codette, Saskatchewan, Canada.
From The Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Pilot Officer Vernon William Byers
May 17, 1943
Service Number: J/17474
Age:32
Force: Air Force Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force Division:617 Sqdn.
Son of Frank and Ruby J. Byers, of Codette, Saskatchewan.
Commemorated on Page 142 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Byers Bay on Trout Lake Saskatchewan is named in honour of Pilot Officer Vernon William Byers
He was Pilot Officer Vernon William Byers of the Royal Canadian Air Force Service No: J/17474. He was 32 and the son of Frank and Ruby J. Byers, of Codette, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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from the Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank: Pilot Officer
Service No: J/17474
Date of Death:17/05/1943
Age:32
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force 617 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Panel Reference: Panel 175.
Memorial:RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Son of Frank and Ruby J. Byers, of Codette, Saskatchewan, Canada.
From The Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Pilot Officer Vernon William Byers
May 17, 1943
Service Number: J/17474
Age:32
Force: Air Force Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force Division:617 Sqdn.
Son of Frank and Ruby J. Byers, of Codette, Saskatchewan.
Commemorated on Page 142 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Byers Bay on Trout Lake Saskatchewan is named in honour of Pilot Officer Vernon William Byers
He was killed in action when attacking the Ruhr dams-the famous Dambusters Raid.
He was Pilot Officer Vernon William Byers of the Royal Canadian Air Force Service No: J/17474. He was 32 and the son of Frank and Ruby J. Byers, of Codette, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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from the Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank: Pilot Officer
Service No: J/17474
Date of Death:17/05/1943
Age:32
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force 617 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Panel Reference: Panel 175.
Memorial:RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Son of Frank and Ruby J. Byers, of Codette, Saskatchewan, Canada.
From The Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Pilot Officer Vernon William Byers
May 17, 1943
Service Number: J/17474
Age:32
Force: Air Force Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force Division:617 Sqdn.
Son of Frank and Ruby J. Byers, of Codette, Saskatchewan.
Commemorated on Page 142 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Byers Bay on Trout Lake Saskatchewan is named in honour of Pilot Officer Vernon William Byers
He was Pilot Officer Vernon William Byers of the Royal Canadian Air Force Service No: J/17474. He was 32 and the son of Frank and Ruby J. Byers, of Codette, Saskatchewan, Canada.
----------
from the Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank: Pilot Officer
Service No: J/17474
Date of Death:17/05/1943
Age:32
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force 617 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Panel Reference: Panel 175.
Memorial:RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Son of Frank and Ruby J. Byers, of Codette, Saskatchewan, Canada.
From The Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Pilot Officer Vernon William Byers
May 17, 1943
Service Number: J/17474
Age:32
Force: Air Force Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force Division:617 Sqdn.
Son of Frank and Ruby J. Byers, of Codette, Saskatchewan.
Commemorated on Page 142 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Byers Bay on Trout Lake Saskatchewan is named in honour of Pilot Officer Vernon William Byers
Inscription
Royal Canadian Air Force
Gravesite Details
J/17474
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