In Memory Of
JOYCE, CYRIL GORDON
Service Details
Age:
21
Date of Birth:
1897-12-23
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Unit:
78th Sqdn.
Regiment:
Royal Air Force
Date of Death:
1918-05-22
Cause of Death:
Died in Aircraft Accident, Sopwith Camel F.1. G6677, which spun to ground and engine choked trying to land and he then struck a tree on the 21st May 1918 at 11.23 a.m., leaving him severely injured. The plane was seen to fall out of control. The engine choking was put down to pilot error.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II.
Cemetery:
HORNCHURCH (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD
Localitly:
Essex
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of Rev. James William and Florence Mary Joyce, of 429, Fox St., Johannesburg, Transvaal. On Maritzburg College cenotaph.
 CHURCHYARD/New/Joyce C G.JPG)