Byrne, Felix
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Felix |
Surname | Byrne |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
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Date of Death | 01-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Felix and Agnes Byrne, of Plains. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax IV |
Serial Number | DK185 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Airdrie (St. Joseph's) Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Grave 221. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GIVE UNTO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 139 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1553021 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1664 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Remote location, Crawshaw Moss, West Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1664 HCU Halifax DK185 which crashed into high ground while off track on a night navigation exercise on 31st January 1944 |
Location | Roadside location, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone obolisk, metal sculpture and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Croft during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men of the Royal Canadian Air Force who served at RAF Dishforth during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Miscellaneous Information
Transferred to High Royds Hospital, Menston-in-Wharfedale, where he died of his injuries the following morning at 0820hrs. Note that CWGC differs on his date of death, stating that he died on 31 January. Please follow the link above to the IBCC Digital Archive for evidence to the contrary. |
IBCC Digital Archive
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Drifted 40 miles south of track and flew into high ground south of Ilkley, Yorkshire |