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Tyler, Eric Douglas, son of Henry Herbert Tyler, shoe factor, of Leicester, and Agnes Cleopatra, d. of Frederic Sharpe of Sileby, Leics.; b. 30 Mar. 1917; adm. Jan. 1931 (B); left Dec. 1934; dyeing industry; Flt Sgt RAF Bomber Command, killed in action over Germany 8 July 1941.

Eric Douglas Tyler was born at Leicester, Leicestershire on the 30th of March 1917 the son of Henry Herbert Tyler, a shoe factory manager and company director, and Agnes Cleopatra (nee Sharpe) Tyler of “High Barn”, The Broadway, Stoughton Drive, South Oadby in Leicestershire. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Busby’s from January 1931 to December 1934. On leaving school he worked in the dyeing industry. He was serving a Sergeant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve on the outbreak of war and was later promoted to Flight Sergeant.
On the night of the 12th/13th of May 1941, Bomber Command dispatched 42 Wellingtons, 41 Hampdens, 17 Whitley and 4 Manchesters for an operation on Mannheim and Ludwigshaven. It is thought that only 10 aircraft from the attacking force had bombed the two targets with damage being light. 5 people were killed on the ground during the raid with a further 3 injured. 26 aircraft reported that they had bombed alternative targets with Cologne reporting industrial buildings and an army barracks being hit with the death of 92 soldiers at the barracks.
Eric Tyler and his crew took off from RAF Waddington at 10pm on the 12th of May 1941 in Hampden Mk I X2982 KM - for the operation. Having completed their mission they were returning to base the aircraft was diverted to another airfield to the north. During this leg of their journey the aircraft ran out of fuel and the crew were forced to bail out. The aircraft crashed at 6.52am close to Catterick Bridge.
The crew was: -
Sergeant Eric Douglas Tyler (Pilot) (Killed in action 8th July 1941)
Sergeant Charles Forrest Greig (2nd Pilot) (Killed on active service 19th June 1941)
Sergeant Kenneth George Betts (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) (Killed in action 8th July 1941)
Sergeant Campbell (Wireless Operator)
On the night of the 8th/9th of July 1941, Bomber Command dispatched 45 Hampdens and 28 Whitleys for an operation on the railway marshalling yards at Hamm. In the event only 31 aircraft reported to have bombed the target.
Eric Tyler and his crew took off from RAF Waddington at 10pm on the 8th of July 1941 in Hampden Mk I AE153 KM- for the operation. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after takeoff and it is thought to have crashed into the sea with the loss of the entire crew.
The crew was: -
Sergeant Foster Wilson Black (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
Sergeant Eric Douglas Tyler (Pilot)
Sergeant Mortimer Livis RCAF (Observer)
Sergeant Kenneth George Betts (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
Theirs was one of seven aircraft which were lost during the operation.
Foster Black’s body found in the sea by the German Patrol Boat 1207 on the 18th of August 1941 and was recovered. After identification, it was recommitted to the sea with full military honours.
He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial Panel 37.

Turnbull, Colin Macmillan, son of John Rutherford Turnbull MC, chartered accountant, of Warnham, Sussex, and Dorothy Helena Wellesley, d. of Rev. Arthur Wellesley Chapman BD, of Toronto, Canada; b. 23 Nov. 1924; adm. Sept. 1938 (B); left July 1942; Magdalen Coll. Oxf., matric. 1942, BA 1947, MA 1949; Sub-Lieut. RNVR Nov. 1944; Dip. Ed. (Lond. ) 1948; res. student Benares Hindu Univ., India 1950; Dip. Social Anthropology (Oxon. ) 1956, BLitt 1957, DPhil 1964; asst. curator Dept. of Anthropology American Museum of Nat. History, New York, USA 1959-69; Prof. Anthropology, George Washington Univ., Washington DC, USA 1976-85; author of The Forest People 1961, The People of Africa 1962; exchanged marriage vows with Joseph Allen Towles, ethnographer, in 1960; d. 1 Nov. 1994.

Town, John Francis, son of Aubrey Francis Town LDS, dental surgeon, of Hammersmith, and Marjorie Maude, d. of Frank Rudolph Gascoine of Boxted, Essex; b. 26 May 1936; adm. Sept. 1949 (B); left July 1952; d. 14 Feb. 2014.

Tilson, Barnard, son of Howard Tilson, mech. engineer, of Boston, MA, USA, and Margaret Barnard; b. 2 Jan. 1929; adm. Sept. 1946 (B); left July 1947; Cornell Univ., USA, BA; for 33 years with Connecticut Gen. Life Insurance Co., latterly as dir. strategic marketing; resident at Avon, CT, USA; m. 12 May 1950 Ann Thacher, d. of Thacher Jenney, of Lincoln, MA, USA; d. 28 Oct. 2004.

Thurlow, Cyril William James, son of Benjamin William Thurlow of Ealing and Winifred Margaret, d. of James Cartland of Calcutta; b. 11 Apr. 1909; adm. Sept. 1922 (H), (B) Sept. 1925; left July 1927; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1928, BA 1932, MA 1935; RAFVR (A & SD) 1941-5 (Flt Lieut.); asst master KCS Wimbledon; m. 3 Aug. 1946 Sheelagh Mary, d. of Patrick Joseph Flood LRCPI, med. practitioner; d. 27 Oct. 1980.

Thomson, Howard John, son of Harold Thomson, solicitor, of Slough, and Alice, d. of William Rhodes of Kendal, Westmorland; b. 28 Aug. 1911; adm. Apr. 1925 (H), (B) Jan. 1927; left July 1930; Pemb. Coll. Camb., matric. 1930, BA 1933, MA 1938; adm. a solicitor Aug. 1936; RA 1940-5 (Maj.); practised at Slough; m. 24 Oct. 1936 Joan Mary, d. of Herbert Fraser MRCS, of Datchet, Berks; d. 7 July 1972.

Thomas, Hilary Michael Peter, son of Herbert Samuel Thomas OBE, artist, of Pinner, Middx, and Elizabeth, d. of William LeFroy Bowen of Swansea; b. 26 Jan. 1917; adm. Sept. 1930 (B); left July 1934; a designer and illustrator; enlisted RE Sept. 1939, commissioned The Buffs (Lieut.); killed in a Commando raid (Med.) 29 Jan. 1943.

Hilary Michael Peter Thomas was born in North London on the 26th of January 1917 the son of Herbert Samuel Thomas OBE, an artist, and Elizabeth Florette Gwynne (nee Bowen) Thomas of 9, St Stephens Crescent in London W.
He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Busby’s from September 1930 to July 1934. He was a member of the 3rd Rowing VIII in 1932. On leaving school he became a designer and illustrator. He enlisted in the Royal Engineers in 1939 and attended an Officer Cadet Training Unit before being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) on the 14th of September 1940.
While stationed at Malta with the 4th Battalion of his Regiment he volunteered to take part in a Commando raid on Tunis and was killed during the operation.
He is commemorated on the Medjez-el-Bab Memorial Face 14.

Tetley-Jones, Tetley Ironside, son of William Tetley-Jones of Cooling Castle, Kent, and Mary Grizeal Garden, d. of Surgn Maj. William Ironside RM; b. 10 Sept. 1912; adm. Apr. 1926 (B); left Apr. 1931; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1931, BA 1934, MA 1960; Sgt Pilot RAFVR 1936; 2nd Lieut. RE (TA) Aug. 1938, transf. RA Aug. 1940 (Maj.); Army Air Force 1940-5, Sqdn Cdr/Maj. 1941; TD; man. dir. and chairman Tetley Tea Co. 1945, pres. Tetley Tea Co. Inc. USA 1946; introduced tea bags to the UK housewife; m. 1st 3 July 1937 Kathleen Beryl Le Strange, d. of Lieut.-Col. Henry William Herring MC RE, of Colchester; 2nd 12 May 1958 Mary Elizabeth Seebirt, d. of Eli Fowler Seebirt of South Bend, Indiana, USA; 3rd 21 May 1973 Ann, d. of Capt. Willie Hyde Dickens OBE JP, planter, of Kenya; d. 8 Sept. 1990.

Temple-Bird, John Frank, son of Frank Frederick Bird, Alliance Insurance Co., and Kathleen Emily, d. of Thomas Temple; b. 17 June 1917; adm. Sept. 1930 (B); left Dec. 1934; joined Alli­ance Insurance Co.; 2nd Lieut. RA Apr. 1942, attd Indian HAA Regt (Capt.); Lieut. RA (perma­nent commission) June 1949, Maj. June 1953, Lieut.-Col. 1958; Defence Research Staff Brit. Embassy Washington DC; Col. RA Sept. 1965; m. 6 Sept. 1943 Winifred, d. of Capt. Edwin Wil­liam Wood MC RA; d. 4 Oct. 1970.

Swinton, Roland Anson Edward, son of Capt. Arthur John Swinton RE and Naomi Millicent Frances, d. of Col. Sydney Foster; b. 29 Mar. 1915; adm. Sept. 1928 (B); left July 1932.