Lyons, Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph |
Surname | Lyons |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Catherine Lyons, of Darwen, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB251 |
Markings | KM-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. G. 17. |
Epitaph | ON WHOSE SOUL, SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY. MAY HE REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 65 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2203534 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/452/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/452/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-03-1945 |
End Date | 22-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Spilsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak during an attack on the Deutsche Erdolwerke refinery, the aircraft crashed near Albersdorf |