Payne, Cecil McKenzie (Second-Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1917-September-22

Second-Lieutenant Cecil McKenzie Payne RFC

Birth Date: 1897

Born: Toronto, Ontario

Parents: George & Naomi Payne

Spouse: unmarried

Home: Toronto, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RFC

Unit

16 (BR) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

France

Rank

Second-Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

Final Burial
Google MapVillers Station Cemetery
Plot XI Row A Grave 19
1917-09-22: Payne died in RE-8, A-4217; when he side-slipped at 200 feet, nose-dived and burst into flames on take off for artillery patrol. 2Lt Payne the pilot, died, Lt Norman Eric Wallace, his observer was badly burnt, but survived the accident.

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