F/O. Bernard Stephen Lyons . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 175 Squadron from Little Carlton, Lincolnshire (d.2nd February 1945) A cold wind blew over the Advanced Landing Ground B80 Volkel. The wind made the work for the ground mechanics and the pilots very hard. In spite of the bad weather five Typhoons nanaged to start late in the afternoon at five o'clock. Because of the strong wind, the engines of two Typhoons got overheated, but the pilots still managed to start with four aircraft.
Flight Officer Bernard Lyons flew in the second position with his Typhoon MN358, trunk code HH-U. To the north-east of Venlo, the formation successfully attacked a German convoy. During their further search, Lyons was hit by German anti-aircraft guns. He turned directly to the west in order to get above liberated territory. He passed on his last position above the river Maas by radio. He then crashed near the Kanaalweg in Mariapeel, a swamp area near Sevenum. Flight Lieutenant Lyons was found lifeless in the wreck.He was buried at the cemetery of Kronenberg NL. After the war his body was reburied at Venray War Cemetery in Venray, NL.
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Sto. E. Lyons . Naval Auxiliary Personnel HMS Forfar Lyons was amongst the survivors when the ship was lost. He was a member of the crew of the Montrose and transferred with the ship under the T124X agreement when she was called into service in 1939.
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Edward Lyons . British Army Royal West Kent Regiment Edward Lyons, died during WW2 we are told. He was part of the Queen's Royal West Kent Regiment. We have been trying for years to find out more about his life and death. My father never met his father. My grandmother married again and my father was told almost zero of his father who fell during the War. My father is 75 and in poor health and we would love to be able to give him some information about his father.
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AB. Francis Lyons . Royal Navy HMS Pembroke from Wallasey My Dad, Francis Lyons served on an LST. I have just found his naval discharge papers and service history. I did not know anything about this at all. He kept it very quiet as did many of these brave men.
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Pte. George Henry Lyons . British Army 4th Btn Kings Shropshire Light Infantry from Wednesfield (d.6th September 1944)
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H T Lyons . British Army Wiltshire Regiment H Lyons served with the Wiltshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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J Lyons . British Army J Lyons served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sgt. Joseph Edward Richard Lyons . Royal Air Force 78 Squadron from Blackpool (d.2nd Jun 1942) Joseph Lyons was the son-in-law of one of my great aunts. He was 40 when he died, I suspect he was full time RAF, not a conscript. He was a flight engineer in a Handley Page Halifax and died on 2nd of June 1942. He is buried in a Canadian Cemetery in Holland
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M Lyons . British Army Royal Army Service Corps M Lyons served with the Royal Army Service Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Michael Arthur "Tiger" Lyons . British Army 2nd Btn. Welsh Regimepnt from Cardiff
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WO/2 Thomas Lyons MID. British Army 6th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from Belfast (d.15th June 1945)
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Wing. Co. Philip Michael Vaughan Lysaght . Royal Air Force 295 Sqdn. (d.19th February 1943) Fourteen aircraft from 295 Squadron were tasked with a raid on three electricity transformers at Distre, near Saumur. Two aircraft were brought down by anti-aircraft fire. The crew who died on this mission and are buried in Saumur Communal Cemetery are:
F/O D.H. Upsher (pilot)
Sgt I.W. Arnold (navigator)
Sq.Ldr C. Campbell-Miller
Fl/Lt M.E.J. Croker (airgunner)
F/O M.C. Hayes (pilot)
F/Sgt T.W. Holland (airgunner)
Wing Co. P.M.V. Lysaght (pilot)
F.Sgt K.R. Marshall (wop/airgunner)
Sgt W. Mather (navigator)
P/O J.H.C. McIlwrick (pilot)
WO/2 J.E.S. Sasseville (wop/airgunner)
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Sto 1c. John Cyril Lystor . Royal Navy HMS Willamette Valley (d.29th June 1940) Stoker 1st Class John Cyril Lystor of HMS Willamette Valley was killed in action on the 29th June 1940 aged 31. He is remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial in Kent.
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Ernest John Lythaby . British Army 5th Btn. Grenadier Guards from Forest of Dean Initially, Ernest Lythaby was with the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, which were called up in 1939. The 1st Battalion was swapped to 5th Battalion in 1942. He saw service in North Africa and Italy. He was demobilised in 1945.
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R Lythcoe . British Army Loyal North Lancashire Regiment R Lythcoe served with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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L Lytton . British Army Royal Artillery L Lytton served with the Royal Artillery British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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