Lyon, James Gilbert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Gilbert |
Surname | Lyon |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Arthur and Edith Lyon. Husband of Sarah Gladys Lyon, of Rochester, Kent. B.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK246 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middleton Stoney (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row F. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM. GLADYS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 65 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 140917 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 3(P)AFU Att 16 OTU |
Trade | 2nd Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-04-1943 |
End Date | 02-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training flight |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Vicarage Farm, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire following the failure of the airspeed indicator |