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Son of Stanley Howard Dyason, c/- Commonwealth Bank, West Ryde, NSW

Husband of Madge Stuart Dyason, lviing at 'Montrose', Scott St, Harden, NSW

On enlisting Veron worked for 4 years as a Bank Clerk with Bank of NSW, Sydney.

Described on enlisting as 21yrs 10mths old; married; 5' 7" tall; 142 lbs; fair complexion; blue eyes; dark hair; Church of England

3/2/1941       enlisted into RAAF at No.2 Recruiting Centre, Sydney
                    - posted to No.2 ITS Lindfield

29/3/1941     "Married" - Madge Stuart Dyason

22/4/1941     embarked at Sydney, NSW for Canada
14/5/1941     disembarked into Vancouver, Canada

15/9/1941     awarded - "Air Observers Badge"

13/10/1941    ranked Pilot Officer

18/3/1942      posted to No.10 Squadron (overseas) for Observers duties

13/4/1942      ranked Flying Officer

22/4/1942      left Mount Batten by rail for collection of aircraft at Messrs Short Bros Works, Rochester
24/4/1942      left Rochester by air on duty
24/4/1942      arrived Pembroke Dock
25/4/1942      left Pembroke Dock arrived into Mount Batten

21/5/1942      left Mount Batten by air for special duty
                     left Near East by air on copletion of special duty
22/5/1942      arrived back into Mount Batten

27/8/1942      posted to No.461 Squadron

1942             A member of No. 461 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF based at
                    RAF Station Pembroke Dock.

22/2/1943     proceeded to Mount Batten by air
23/2/1943     returned to RAF Station Hamworthy
28/2/1943     proceeded to Mount Batten by air
1/3/1943       returned to RAF Station Hamworthy
2/3/1943       proceeded by air to RAF Pembroke Dock
4/3/1943       left Pembroke Dock by air to Mount Batten
5/3/1943       left Mount Batten by air to RAF Station Hamworth

20/4/1943     posted to RAF Station Pembroke Dock

28/5/1943     proceeded to RAF Mount Batten
30/5/1943     returned to RAF Pembroke Dock

13/10/1943    posted at Mount Batten

15/12/1943    returned from London to Mount Batten RAF Station

21/12/1943    posted to RAF Station Mount Batten

22/1/1944      embarked UK on repatriation to Australia for duty

8/2/1944        deplaned Banana River, Florida, USA
8/2/1944        emplaned Banana River for Alameda, California, USA
13/2/1944      deplaned Alameda
3/3/1944        emplaned Alameda for Australia
                     - Sunderland ferrying duties UK to Australia RAAF Rep Wash

11/3/1944      disembarked 2ED for service

22/3/1944      40 Squadron from mainland of Australia

16/4/1944      posted to 2 Wing ATC

26/4/1944      proceeded on temporary duty to Rose Bay, NSW
                     departed Rathmines by air
27/4/1944      left Rathmines

19/6/1944      proceeded on temporary duty to Port Moresby by air
21/6/1944      returned by air
22/6/1944      proceeded on temporary duty by air to Rathmines.

13/7/1944      proceeded on temporary duty at Rose Bay by air - 40 Squadron
22/8/1944      returned by air from temporary duty at Rathmines

31/8/1945      proceeded on temporary duty to EA, deployed by rail
12/9/1945      returned by air

18/9/1945      proceeded on temporary duty outside of Austraila
28/9/1945      returned

Flight Lieutenant in 3 Operational Training Unit

30/11/1945   discharged from service

Medals:         1939-43 Star; Africa Star; Atlantic Star; Defence Medal

Lived at No.1 Harrison Crescent, Port Pirie, South Australia

31/10/1949    enrolled into Air Force Reserves

Worked as an Ochardist

Last lived at 336 Kensington Road, Leabrook, South Australia

12/08/2010   passed away Leabrook, SA

Cremated:     Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia
                    East Fountain 2, Sandstone Wall 1, Niche D017
                    Interment Right Expiry  18/11/2040

Sourced and submitted by Juilanne T Ryan.  8/7/2016.  Lest we forget.