Cyril Francis (Bill) Truscott ³⁶¹

  General Notes:

In Memory of CYRIL FRANCIS JOSEPH TRUSCOTT Flight Sergeant 22378 Royal Australian Air Force who died on Saturday, 3rd July 1943. Age 23. Additional Information: Son of Sidney Austin Truscott and Julia Gertrude Truscott, of Ashgrove, Queensland, Australia. Commemorative Information Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey, United Kingdom Grave Reference/ Panel Number: Panel 194. Location: This Memorial overlooks the River Thames on Cooper's Hill at Englefield Green between Windsor and Egham on the A308, 4 miles from Windsor. Name TRUSCOTT, CYRIL FRANCIS JOSEPH Service Royal Australian Air Force Service Number 22378 Date of Birth 29 Jan 1920 Place of Birth EMMAVILLE, NSW Date of Enlistment 29 Apr 1940 Locality on Enlistment JANDOWAL Place of Enlistment BRISBANE, Queensland Next of Kin TRUSCOTT, CYRIL Date of Death 3 Jul 1943 Rank Flight Sergeant Posting on Death 460 Squadron

Jim Truscott notes:
Bill Truscott was born in Emmaville on 29 January 1920 and he was killed in flying battle in a Lancaster bomber from 460 Squadron RAAF over Cologne at 0155 hours on Sunday 4 July 1943.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Navigator On Lancaster Bomber WW2.