Lywood, Oswyn George William 1895 - 1957

(1895 - 1957) Royal Air Force Officer

Oswyn George William Gifford Lywood was a Royal Flying Corps, and later Royal Air Force officer who was involved in some of the early air-to-ground wireless communications during the First World War. He was born on 21st August 1895 and joined the Norfolk Regiment in 1912 but he would transfer to the Royal Flying Corps in 1914. Initially he would be involved with the No 9 Squadron until February 1915 and then went on to No 4 Squadron in May 1915. Here he was the signal officer and was heavily involved in cooperation with artillery using wireless equipment. Following this, he would continue with the RFC until he was transferred to the Royal Air Force when this was formed in 1918. Following the war he worked mainly in technical roles as part of various signals units, becoming Principal Deputy Director of Signals in 1940. He retired as an Air Vice Marshall in 1945. He died on 3rd February 1957.