| Service number | 15577 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1921-02-09 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Albury |
| Death Date | 2011-08-22 |
| Death Place | Australia: New South Wales, Wyoming |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Warrant Officer Alfred Edgar Dyring
Description
Warrant Officer Alfred Edgar ‘Eddie’ Dyring enlisted to the Royal Australian Air Force on 10 June 1940. He trained as a wireless operator, and served with 2 Squadron in Australia. He then went on to serve with 1 Squadron in Malaya and the Dutch East Indies. With this unit, Warrant Officer Dyring participated in the Allied attempts to halt the Japanese advance on Singapore. In early 1942, he was taken as a prisoner of war when the Japanese captured Java. Warrant Officer Dyring was held in various camps in the Dutch East Indies. After the war, he returned to Australia and was discharged on 13 February 1946.
Timeline
| Date of birth | 09 February 1921 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 10 June 1940 | |
| Date of discharge | 13 February 1946 | |
| Date of death | 22 August 2011 |