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Flight Lieutenant

John Robertson Wyllie

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert and Jeanie Wyllie, of Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • Martyn (2008)
  • Martyn (1998)
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Biographical Notes:

John Wyllie was the Captain of a Catalina flying boat based at Kipevu, Kenya. The aircraft crashed on take -off from Pamazzi, Comoro Islands, killing all aboard.  Five of the crew are buried at Diego Suarez, Madagascar, but John andothers are commemmorated on the Alamein memorial.

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Casualty

Service Number: 
41093
Name:
John Robertson Wyllie
Rank: 
Flight Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal Air Force (RAFO), 209 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
08 September 1942
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal Air Force (RAF)
Embarkment Date:
14 May 1938

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Alamein Memorial
Cemetery Reference: 
Column 247.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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