Button, Lyle Ewart
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Lyle Ewart |
Surname | Button |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick William and Trixie Ethel Button, of Auburn, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NN708 |
Markings | OJ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 6. D. 10-11. |
Epitaph | HE DIED IN HIS GLORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 139 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 421157 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-02-1945 |
End Date | 03-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Methwold |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Wiesbaden. 507 aircraft, 3 lost. Complete cloud cover but most of the bombs hit the town. 520 houses destroyed but 5 important war industries were untouched. Approximately 1000 deaths |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Niederbrechen, Germany |