Ryan, David Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | David Henry |
Surname | Ryan |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Date of Death | 31-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of David and Ruby Emma Ryan. Husband of Doris Marjorie Ryan, of Fairfield, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PD259 |
Markings | JO-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14570. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE. EVERY REMEMBERED. LOVED BY ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 93 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 418473 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Squadron Motto | Press on regardless |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Chapel Grounds, Balavil Estate, Highlands, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on Propeller Blade |
Memorial Text | Lancaster PD259 JO-G 463 Sqn RAAF from RAF Waddington crashed near to here on the night of 31st August 1944 |
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
There is some confusion on the markings of this aircraft. Archaeology photographs clearly show it to be JO-G |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1944 |
End Date | 31-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Scottish Highlands near Kingussie in poor weather conditions |