Lyall, William Brian
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Brian |
Surname | Lyall |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Hilda Florence Lyall, of Canterbury, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV956 |
Markings | HD-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poix-de-Picardie (Poix-de-la-Somme) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 28. |
Epitaph | BELOVED SON OF MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM LYALL OF CANTERBURY, VICTORIA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 201 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 419661 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1944 |
End Date | 19-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Tergnier- to bomb railway yards. 171 aircraft, 6 Halifax losses. A large number of railway lines were blocked but most of the bombs fell on residential areas. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Forges les Eaux, France |