Dyer, William Agustus
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Agustus |
Surname | Dyer |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Matilda Dyer, of Withdean, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM258 |
Markings | HA-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14768. |
Epitaph | FROM SKY TO EARTH FOR LIBERTY I FELL I FOUGHT I WON MY WINGS AGAIN; FAREWELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 158 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1399766 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Town Council Building, Felixstowe, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster LM258 HA-Q 218 Sqn. 25th. August 1944 |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1352/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1352/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-08-1944 |
End Date | 25-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Methwold |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Vincly- to attack a flying bomb site. Part of a 161 strong force to attack 5 V-bomb sites in the Pas de Calais. Varying results. 3 aircraft lost (1.8%) |
Reason for Loss | Possibly hit by flak at St. Omer on the return leg. Crashed into the sea off Felixstowe |