Bysouth, Dennis Norman
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Dennis Norman |
Surname | Bysouth |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Edith Nellie Bysouth (née Howling), of Gladstone Gardens, Dollis Hill, Willesden Green, Middx |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED566 |
Markings | WS-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 144. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1385599 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 12 October 1920, Willesden. Dennis had been an Apprentice Printer. |
Crew posted in from 1654CU on 10/ October 1942, this was the 27th operation. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-04-1943 |
End Date | 10-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter flown by Ofw. Heinz Vinke of 11./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Bergen airfield. Crashed in the North Sea 50 kms West of Castricum at 00.14 hrs. |