Wyles, Allan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Allan |
Surname | Wyles |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert John and Eva Florence May Wyles, of Malvern, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5728 |
Markings | VN-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Braine-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | II. C. 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 401264 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Cemetery, Chemin des Dix Maisons, Brain-le-Comte, Hainaut Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stone memorial with mounted metal plaques and crew photos |
Memorial Text | Ici reposent les corps des brave tombes en terre etrangere en service commande les insdumis a leurs glorieux camarades |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-07-1942 |
End Date | 30-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt Reinhold Eckardt 7./NJG3) and crashed 0330 at Braine-le- Comte 6 Km NE of Soignies Belgium. |