Dyer, John Phillip
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Phillip |
Surname | Dyer |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 22-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of John M. Dyer and Gertrude Dyer, of Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7803 |
Markings | LN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Belval Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 158 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39073 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Dyer Lake, Manitoba; 10km NW of Red Sucker Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Miscellaneous Information
His DFC was announced at the end of May 1940 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/788/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/788/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1940 |
End Date | 22-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Newmarket |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Raid on Dinant |
Reason for Loss | Came down at Belval (Ardennes) |