Date of birth:

April 12th, 1914 (Sunderland/Northeast England, Great Britain)

Date of death:

March 3rd, 2000

Service number:

90276

Nationality:

British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Joe Kayll also received the Air Efficiency award.

Promotions:
March 9th, 1934: Pilot Officer;
September 9th, 1935: Flying Officer;
?: Acting Squadron Leader;
September 1st, 1940: temporary Squadron Leader;
September 2nd, 1941: Squadron Leader (war subs.);
1941: Acting Wing Commander.

Career:
1934: Auxiliary Air Force;
1939: No. 607 (County of Durham) Squadron;
March 1940: No. 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron;
? - June 2nd, 1942: Tactical Staff Fighter Command;
?: No. 54 Wing;
June 25th, 1941: POW Spangenburg;
October 1941: POW Stalag VIB;
?: Oflag XXIB, Schubin, Polen;
1943: Stalag Luft III, Sagan;
August 1st, 1946: Squadron Leader No. 607 (County of Durham) Squadron.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Squadron Leader

Awarded on:

May 31st, 1940

Citation:
"This officer has shown courage and skill in shooting down four enemy patrols."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Squadron Leader

Awarded on:

May 31st, 1940

Citation:
"Owing to his inspiring training and leadership this officer's squadron has destroyed 32 enemy aircraft. The squadron responded to every call made and, in particular, made several important and dangerous reconnaissances for the Army. Squadron Leader Kayll combined flying leadership and administration in an exemplary manner throughout, and destroyed five enemy aircraft, bringing his total to nine."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Squadron Leader

Awarded on:

January 1st, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Wing Commander

Awarded on:

May 28th, 1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Wing Commander

Unit:

No. 54 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

July 26th, 1946

Citation:
"Wing Commander Kayll was shot down near St. Omer in July 1941 and captured immediately. He became S.B.O. at Oflag IX A/H until moved to Warburg in October 1941. In September 1942, Wing Commander Kayll escaped in a mass break out and, with a companion, walked south for seven days, covering 90 Km. before being recaptured by a forester, south of Fulda. He was transferred to Stalag Luft III (Sagan) in May 1943, and was in charge of the Escape Committee for the East Compound. Escape activities involved a very high proportion of the camp, and its direction was both arduous and dangerous, but Wing Commander Kayll was unsparing in his efforts to carry out this work. He also organised the whole of the security and intelligence section."

Military Division.

• - The London Gazette of 27th March 1934, Issue 34036
  - The London Gazette of 1st October 1935, Issue 34203
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 28th May 1940, Issue 34860, dated 31st May 1940
  - The London Gazette of 20th September 1940, Issue 34949
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 31st December 1940, Issue 35029, dated 1st January 1941
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 22nd September 1942, Issue 35717, dated 25th September 1942
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 25th December 1945, Issue 37405, dated 28th December 1945
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 23rd July 1946, Issue 37666, dated 26th July 1946
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 13th September 1946, Issue 37724, dated 17th September 1946
  - The Battle of Britain London Monument