Identity
Person No.
3125
Service No.
90120
Last Name
First Name
Roger Joyce
Initials
R J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
33
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Executed by the Nazis for his role in the Great Escape. One of the 50
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Benjamin Daniel and Dorothy Wingate Bushell, of Mossel River, Cape Province, South Africa. B.A. (Cantab.); Barrister-at-Law, Lincolns Inn. Known as "Big X" during his time as a prisoner-of-war. Headed the Great Escape. Shot down 23-May-40, Spitfire I, N3194, recaptured at Saarbrucken, murdered 29-Mar-44 by Schulz, cremated at Saarbrucken. On Hermanus War Memorial
Citation
LG Sup 8 June 1944 pg. 2615; LG Sup 13 June 1946 pg. 2817
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project