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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 19666" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Byers </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vernon William </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron,R.C.A.F. </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Pilot Officer </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>J/17474 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>16th May 1943 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>23 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Runnymede Memorial,Surrey,England Panel 175 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Flin Flon,Manitoba,Canada</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 24.9.1919 Star City,Saskatchewan,Canada</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Frank and Ruby J. Byers,Codette,Saskatchewan,Canada</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>miner in civilian life</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted RCAF 20.3.1941 Winnipeg,Manitoba</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>service number R/101977</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>recruit 9.5.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>training,Manitoba</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>467 Squadron 5.2.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commission</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron 28.3.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pilot</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lancaster ED934</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Op.Chastise (Sorpe Dam)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>hit by flak on Texel and crashed Waddenzee,Holland</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>date shown as 17.5.1943 in some sources (error) </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/v-byers.8117/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8117-e1bf8cff6d5ed06025b9fa9e0233b3c7.jpg?1591389198" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/v-byers.14531/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/14/14531-15ff0390411bd9384f257c5ab2952a1c.jpg?1591399187" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/v-byers.18565/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/18/18565-4fc03b2410208a3f27adaaade97db8f0.jpg?1591400296" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 19666, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Byers [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Vernon William [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]617 Squadron,R.C.A.F. [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Pilot Officer [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]J/17474 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]16th May 1943 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]23 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Runnymede Memorial,Surrey,England Panel 175 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Flin Flon,Manitoba,Canada[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 24.9.1919 Star City,Saskatchewan,Canada[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Frank and Ruby J. Byers,Codette,Saskatchewan,Canada[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]miner in civilian life[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted RCAF 20.3.1941 Winnipeg,Manitoba[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]service number R/101977[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]recruit 9.5.1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]training,Manitoba[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]467 Squadron 5.2.1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]commission[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]617 Squadron 28.3.1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]pilot[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lancaster ED934[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Op.Chastise (Sorpe Dam)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]hit by flak on Texel and crashed Waddenzee,Holland[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]date shown as 17.5.1943 in some sources (error) [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/v-byers.8117/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8117-e1bf8cff6d5ed06025b9fa9e0233b3c7.jpg?1591389198[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/v-byers.14531/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/14/14531-15ff0390411bd9384f257c5ab2952a1c.jpg?1591399187[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/v-byers.18565/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/18/18565-4fc03b2410208a3f27adaaade97db8f0.jpg?1591400296[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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