Tyler, William Stone
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Stone |
Surname | Tyler |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of W. S. Tyler and Belle Stone Tyler, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, U.S.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5427 |
Markings | LQ-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. C. 22-24. |
Epitaph | HOME, SULPHUR SPRINGS TEXAS, U.S.A. UNKNOWN BY HIS COUNTRY, YET WHO GAVE MORE? |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 256 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/15855 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13462 (P367803/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1942 |
End Date | 15-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund- bombs were spread over a 40 mile swath of the Ruhr valley. One military target was reported as being severely damaged, although it is unknown whether this was an intentional target |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed SSW of Cologne |