James Henry Scott LYON

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LYON, James Henry Scott

Service Number:	408658
Enlisted:	22 May 1941
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	Operational Training Units (RAF)
Born:	Sale, Victoria, Australia , 27 June 1922
Home Town:	Brighton, Bayside, Victoria
Schooling:	Sale, Victoria
Occupation:	Insurance Clerk
Died:	Accidental, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, 15 March 1944, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Lennel Old Churchyard, Berwickshire, United Kingdom North East Extension Grave 1500
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Sale Cenotaph

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 408658
22 May 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408658
15 Mar 1944:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408658, Operational Training Units (RAF), No. 11 Operational Training RAF

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

James Henry Scott LYON was born in Sale in Victoria on 27th June 1922

His parents were James LYON & Muriel Emma SCOTT who married in Victoria in 1921

He married Margaret BRUCE in Newark in England on 23rd November, 1943 - one child James Rowland Scott LYON

He served in the RAAF in both the 11th Operational Training and the No. 9 Squadron & was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

"P/O LYON has completed many successful operations against the enemy in which he has displayed high skill, fortitude & devotion to duty"

"So dearly loved - so sadly missed"

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