Service Details
Name:
 TAYLER
Given Name:
 ST. CYPRIAN CHURCHILL
Initials:
 S C C
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 Royal Flying Corps
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Unit:
 80th Sqdn.
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Unit 2:
 and Royal Sussex Regiment
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Date of Death:
 1918-03-17
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Date of Birth:
 1896-02-26
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, when flying on Sopwith Camel, probably shot down by Lt Kroll, Jasta 24, South of Cambrai (Nord)
Decorations:
 M C
Citations:
 LG 9 January 1918 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in leading offensive patrols against enemy aircraft. On five occasions at least he and his patrol have attacked and brought down hostile machines. These successes were almost entirely due to his very skilful piloting"
Additional
Information:
Son of Minnie Ruth Tayler, of The Haven, Boshoffs Rd., Natal, South Africa, and the late John Frederic Jenner Tyler. Credited with 9 victories. His brother also died on service
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Pas de Calais
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Cemetery:
 ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL
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