About Guy Byam
Guy Byam was a sailor and journalist.
Guy Frederick Byam-Corstiaens (died 3 February 1945) was a British journalist and sailor.
Byam served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and was one of only 68 survivors of the 254 crew of which was sunk in November 1940 in the North Atlantic. Byam lost the sight in his right eye in the incident, having swum through oil to be rescued. Byam was later part of the Public Relations team under Major R. W. Oliver that was present at the Battle of Arnhem alongside fellow BBC reporter Stanley Maxted and newspaper reporters Alan Wood of the Daily Express and Jack Smyth of Reuters.
Byam was killed when the plane from which he was reporting, the Rose of York, was shot down over Germany during a daylight air raid on Berlin in February 1945. Byam was one of two BBC reporters who were killed during the Second World War (the other being Kent Stevenson, who was also killed whilst reporting on a bombing raid).
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Who was Guy Byam?
British journalist and sailor
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Guy Byam died on 3 February 1945.
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Guy Byam was a sailor and journalist.
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