Lynam, Percy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Percy |
Surname | Lynam |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Annie Lynam, of Swanwick. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED654 |
Markings | WS-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ripley Cemetery, Derbyshire |
Grave Reference | Grave 479. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS KING HIS COUNTRY AND THOSE HE LOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 65 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 937541 |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-08-1943 |
End Date | 11-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Nuremburg |
Reason for Loss | Killed by an attacking night-fighter. Aircraft safely back to base |