David Joyce was the son of David and Marion Joyce, of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, he enlisted in the General Service Corps and volunteered for airborne forces.
Private Joyce successfully completed parachute training at RAF Ringway on course number 85, from 29 September to 10 October 1943. His course report stated “Overcame nervousness, performance good.” He was posted to 12th Battalion (10th Bn. The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regiment]) The Parachute Regiment and took part in Operation Overlord (Normandy Landings).
Pte Joyce was killed in action on 6 June 1944, aged 20, and is commemorated on the Bayeux Memorial to the missing.
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