| Sergeant
William Tyrie - DFM was serving as Wireless Operator on
board Lancaster MK.III JB-532 coded LE-X for an operation to
Berlin on January 2, 1944. The aircraft was hit by flak and
crashed near Grossbeuthen, all of the crew were killed and are
buried in the Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery.
The rest of the crew were:
|
Name |
Trade |
Service |
Age |
Hometown |
|
F/L D.A.MacDonald - DFC |
Pilot |
RCAF |
20 |
Regina,Saskatchewan,Canada |
|
S/L Kenneth Vare - AFC |
2nd Pilot |
RAF |
30 |
Island Bay,Wellington,New Zealand |
|
Sgt Robert Smale - MID |
Flight Engineer |
RAF |
21 |
Henfield,Sussex |
|
F/O Neils Westergaard - DFC |
Navigator |
RAFVR |
21 |
Earls Court,London |
|
F/S John Turnbull |
Bomb Aimer |
RAFVR |
22 |
Sunderland,Co.Durham |
|
F/S WilliamJenkins |
Air Gunner |
RAFVR |
- |
- |
|
F/S William Roche |
Air Gunner |
RAAF |
29 |
Myrtleford,Victoria,Australia |
Sergeant William Tyrie,DFM,RAFVR
aged 21,son of Sarah and William Tyrie(deceased) and brother
of Jack of Wandsworth, London. William Tyrie received his
Distinguished Flying medal while serving with 619 squadron,
the citation reads:
TYRIE William Richard 1385473
Sergeant 619 Squadron
London Gazette 10/12/1943
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner.Press Release
"Sergeant Tyrie has taken
part in many operational sorties against important German
targets.An outstanding Wireless Operator, he has
consistently displayed coolness and courage of a high
degree. In October 1943,the aircraft in which he was flying
was completely lost over enemy territory with no instruments
available but, with great skill and initiative, this airman
succeeded in guiding the bomber safely back to base."
Letter confirming William's death. William's grave in the Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery.
The Tyrie family was to
lose another relation in the Navy during the war and also
Steven Herring RAF of 269 Squadron in addition to William. |
