Lyons, Peter John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter John |
Surname | Lyons |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-10-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | W4990 |
Markings | PH-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery, Kent |
Grave Reference | Sec. J. Grave 347. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 65 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 924920 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield Memorial Walk, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In grateful memory of 924920 Sgt Peter Lyons Rear Gunner 12 Sqn K.I.A 9th October 1943 |
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-10-1943 |
End Date | 09-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Hanover |
Reason for Loss | Four minutes before bombing, attacked by an ME 109 at 19000', vadlt damaging the rear turret and killing the rear gunner. Bombing took place nonetheless. The aircraft made a safe return to base with Sgt. Lyons's body aboard. |