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BYERLEY, Douglas Hardy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 405439 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | General Reconnaissance School Bairnsdale |
| Born: | BRISBANE, QLD, 8 December 1916 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Aircraft accident), Off New South Wales Coast, Australia, 7 April 1945, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorate on Sydney Memorial, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bairnsdale Royal Australian Air Force Memorial, Sydney Memorial (Sydney War Cemetery) Rookwood |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 29 Mar 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 405439, General Reconnaissance School Bairnsdale | |
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| 29 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 405439 | |
| 29 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 405439, General Reconnaissance School Bairnsdale |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Avro Anson aircraft W2244 of General Reconnaissance Squadron Bairnsdale was reported missing at sea off Crescent Head, NSW with the loss of all personnel on board. Commemorated on the Sydney Memorial are:
Flight Lieutenant Thomas Archibald Meiklejohn 405635
Flight Lieutenant Alec Allan Buck 2592
Flight Lieutenant Francis John Butcher 253245
Flight Lieutenant Douglas Hardy Byerley 405439
Aircraftwoman Margaret Jones Carey (nee Traynor) 105088 of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF)
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