Service Details
Name:
WHITEFORD
Given Name:
CYRIL JOHN LEYLAND
Initials:
C J L
Service No:
777650
Trade:
Pilot
Rank:
Sergeant
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Regiment:
Royal Air Force
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Unit:
41 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
1941-10-13
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Date of Birth:
1919-05-12
Age:
22
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Spitfire P7258, shot down over the English Channel, aerial combat
Additional
Information:
Son of Maj. V. J. Whiteford, and Mrs. Whiteford, of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. Entered Milner House in 1932. School Record : Lance Corporal in Cadets, 1936; Marksman, 1933-36; Shooting VII, 1936 (Colours); Rugger 2nd XV, 1934-35; Cricket Under 15, 1932; Inter-School Boxing Team, 1932-1933; Hockey 1st XI, 1935. On Plumtree School Roll of Honour
Commemoration
Country:
United Kingdom
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Locality:
Kent
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Cemetery:
AYLESHAM CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
Block O. Row A. Grave 1.

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