Identity
Person No.
27770
Service No.
1104095
Last Name
First Name
Lyster
Initials
L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in Lancaster I R5493 of 44 Squadron which had taken off from Waddington at 19:50 on a Gardening sortie in the Lorient area. A sea plot was heard from the aircraft around 23:00 hours and it is believed that the aircraft was shot down by flak from the Ile de Croix
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Country
Locality
Cemetery
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Additional Information
Notes
Entered Gaul House in January 1928. He was appointed a House Prefect in 1932; School Athletic Team, 1932; School 1st Tennis VI, 1931; he took an interest in Rugger and Boxing, and was a lance-corporal in the Cadet Corps. After Matriculating he left Plumtree in December, 1932. On Plumtree School Roll of Honour
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project