Donald Lawson TYLER

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TYLER, Donald Lawson

Service Number:	416160
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:	Clerk
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, Rose Park Gartrell Memorial Church WW2 Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Jan 1940:	Enlisted Kensington, SA
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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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John Lawson Tyler and Charlotte Caroline Tyler; husband of Willette Tyler, of Unley, South Australia.

Advice bas been received by Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Tyler, or Hewitt avenue. Toorak, that their son. Sgt D. L. Tyler, RAAF, is reported missing, believed killed, in air operations on December 27. Sgt. Tyler was married 15 months ago to Miss Willette Gore. He was employed at the head office of the SA Farmers' Union before enlistment.

Biography 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

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