Dyson, Robert Samuel
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Samuel |
Surname | Dyson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred and Elsie Deborah Dyson. Husband of Sheila Dorothea Ogilvie Dyson, of Mill Hill. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4766 |
Markings | QR- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hendon Cemetery and Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Sec. F.7. Grave 54669. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 31 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 147481 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-07-1943 |
End Date | 10-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Gelsenkirchen. |
Reason for Loss | On returning, encountered heavy flak 5-10 miles south of Bonn and, in the course of defensive action, the Navigator was hit by the only fragment of shrapnel which penetrated the fuselage, and died shortly afterwards. The fatality was Pilot Officer R. S. Dyson, R.A.F.V.R., who was buried in Hendon Cemetery. The aircraft made a safe return to RAF Manston with P/O Dyson's body aboard. It returned to base the following day. |