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Military service
Service number:
C/2002
Age:
34
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Birth:
June 1, 1907
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment:
February 23, 1940
Vancouver, British Columbia
Death:
January 26, 1942
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Sec. D. Plot 21. Grave 15.
Additional information
Son of William J. Dyson and Elizabeth Dyson, of Calgary, Alberta. Husband of Annie Mabel Dyson, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Flight Lieutenant William John Dyson
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Gravemarker
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Newspaper clipping
From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Group Photo
This picture was taken on the day of the crash of their Lockheed 10A near Macgregor, Manitoba with 7 fatalities. Member of the crew were No.3 L.A.C. Thomas Cecil Bate (RCAF) R/56779, No.6 Flt/Lft William John Dyson (RCAF) C/2002, No. 8 F/Off John Henry Thrift (RCAF) C/7258, No.9 Sgt William Frederick Field (RCAF) R/50819. Sgt Arthur Reginald Read Lane(Aux/RAF) No.1 in the photo. The other two fatalities were Sgt Harold William Holland (RAF) No.2 in the photo and Flt Sgt John Leslie Clark (RAF) No.10 in the photo. -
Temporary grave marker
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Attestation paper
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter of recommendation
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter (1)
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter (2)
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter (3)
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Death Certificate
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Ceremony
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Ceremony
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Ceremony
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Temporary grave marker
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William John Dyson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William John Dyson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William John Dyson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William John Dyson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William John Dyson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William John Dyson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William John Dyson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William John Dyson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William John Dyson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 71 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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