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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