Titley was born at
Carlton, Nottinghamshire in August 1911. He was educated at
Uppingham School before going to
Pembroke College, Cambridge. While studying at Cambridge, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for
Cambridge University against
Sussex and the touring
Indians at
Fenner's in 1932. He also captained Cambridge at
Eton Fives. After graduating from Cambridge, he went to work in the City of London in 1934 as an underwriter for
Lloyd's. In November 1938, he joined the
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve as a
pilot officer. While flying with the squadron, he became ill, blacking out and nearly colliding with another plane, but managed to land his aircraft successfully. Upon examination, it was determined that he had a problem with his inner ear and was deemed unfit for further high-altitude flying. As a result, he was transferred to
No. 5 Operational Training Unit. Titley was killed near
Moira in Northern Ireland on 17 July 1943, when the
Bristol Beaufort he was flying crashed. He was buried at
Northam, Devon where in 1934 he had married Dorothy Whipp. ==References==