DEARING, Lysle Herbert Hungerford
| Service Number: | 413550 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Operational Training Units (RAF) |
| Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 12 August 1923 |
| Home Town: | Bankstown, Bankstown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Ashbury, Oxfordshire, England, 7 July 1943, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Botley, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England. Plot I/2 grave 16. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Sep 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 413550, Aircrew Training Units, Empire Air Training Scheme | |
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| 12 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 413550, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 12 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 413550 | |
| 7 Jul 1943: | Involvement Royal Air Force , Operational Training Units (RAF), 15 Operational Training Unit (RAF) |
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Lysle Herbert Hungerford DEARING was born on 12th August 1923 in Marrickville, Sydney, NSW
His parents were Lysle Edward Paul DEARING and Rita Gwendoline HERBERT
He enlisted with the RAAF on 12th September, 1941 - Posting at death was the 15 Operational Training Unit
Lysle died in an aircraft accident on 7th July, 1943 near Odstone, UK and is buried in Oxford Botley Cemetery, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire - he is also listed on the Australian War Memorial and the Roll of Honour in Bankstown, NSW
Summary: A Wellington Bomber X3160 took off from RAF Hartwell at 1105 hours on 7th July 1943 and was detailed to carry out a cross country training exercise. The aircraft caught fire following the failure of the holding down studs to No. 4 cylinder in the port engine and at 1310 hours the bomber broke up in the air. The main debris fell over White Horse Hill some two miles north of Odstone, a hamlet one mile east of Asbury and five miles NW of Lambourn, Berkshire UK. All the crew were killed
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