TYLER, Donald Lawson
| Service Number: | 416160 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1940, Kensington, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Mile End, SA, 11 October 1918 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Timor Area, 27 December 1942, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, No 2 Squadron RAAF Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Kensington, SA | |
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| 31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 416160, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF), Adelaide, SA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Lockheed Hudson aircraft A16-210 of Number 2 Squadron was shot down off the south coast of Timor and all of the crew were killed. They are commemorated on the Northern Territory Memorial to the Missing located at Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT -
Pilot Officer John Frederick Nixon 401142 - Son of George and Lavinia Mary Nixon & Husband of Frances Margaret Nixon of Forbes, NSW
Sergeant Donald Lawson Tyler 416160 - Son of John Lawson Tyler and Charlotte Caroline Tyler & Husband of Willette Tyler of Unley, SA
Sergeant Jack Douglas Horseman 416339 - Son of Stanley and Muriel Mildred Horseman of Torrensville, SA
Sergeant Keith Ross 416192 - Son of Andrew George and Elsie Agnes Ross of Kensington Park, SA
Flying Officer Mervyn William Johns 407242 - Son of Cecil Barklay Johns and Anna Johns & Husband of Jean Catherine Johns of Adelaide, SA