• First World War Commemorative Project
• Introduction
• The Memorial Service
• About the Project

Born	November 24, 1896
Died	May 13, 1917, Age 19
Force	Air Force
Division	29th Sqdn., Royal Flying Corps
Home Address	24 Fairview Blvd [Map]

Cyril Sloan was born in Palgrave, Ontario but grew up in Toronto, attending Riverdale Collegiate before entering UTS. After graduating, he joined the Canadian Officers’ Training Corps and went overseas in June 1916, where he joined the Royal Flying Corps, training in various locations throughout England and Scotland. He served in France until May 1917, when he was reported missing; it was learned the following month that he had died in a German Field Hospital. He is buried in Flesquieres Hill Military Cemetery in France, along with his fellow UTS student Joseph Russell Aikins.

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