In Memory Of

WHITEFORD, CYRIL JOHN LEYLAND

Service Details
Age:
 22
Date of Birth:
 1919-05-12
Service No:
 777650
Rank:
 Sergeant
Unit:
 41 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 Royal Air Force
Date of Death:
 1941-10-13
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Spitfire P7258, shot down over the English Channel, aerial combat
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Block O. Row A. Grave 1.
Cemetery:
 AYLESHAM CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Kent
Country:
 United Kingdom
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