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#Name*First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.BornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See NoteAircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateCommemoratedPhoto (Click to Expand)Referring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
1501 CleakFrederick BernardPilot Officer77961Age 30RAFVR75Sqn RNZAF
1940-10-24KilledDenmark, Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, A. 14. 11.Son Of Frederick And Ethel Cleak.
1502 CleakFrederick BernardPilot Officer77961Age 30ObserverRAFVRBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1940-10-23WellingtonIcP9292AA-CRAF Mildenhall, Suffolk1145Potsdam, BerlinSee archive report for further brief detailsKilledEsbjerg Cemetery (Fourfelt). Grave A.14.11.Son of Frederick and Ethel Cleak
1503 ClearwaterDesmondSergeantNX/412314Age 24New ZealandAir GunnerRNZAFBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1943-02-03StirlingIR9250AA-WRAF Newmarket, Suffolk1821Hamburg See archive report for further details KilledAmersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 5. Grave 89.
courtesy courtesy Auckland Library Heritage Collection
Archive Report
1504 ClearwaterDSergeantBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1942-11-28StirlingIBK608AA-TNewmarket1810TorinoCrash landed at Stradishall
1505 ClearwaterDesmondSergeant412314Age 24RNZAF75Sqn RNZAF
1943-02-03KilledNetherlands (Holland), Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 5. Grave 89.
1506 ClearyAlastair GrantFlying Officer421022Age 21RNZAF1943-05-21KilledCanada, Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 1.Son Of Peter Morris Cameron Cleary And Frances Louisa Cleary, Of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
1507 ClearyE DFlying OfficerRNZAFBomber Command227Sqn

1944-12-04LancasterILM2599J-UBalderton1631HeilbronnCrashed at KleiningershaimPoW
1508 CleaveMaurice GeorgeFlight Sergeant429032Age 31RNZAFserving withSqn (RAF)1944-08-08KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 263.Son Of Henry George And Charlotte Cleave, Of Thames, Auckland, New Zealand.
1509 CleggTom RansleyFlight Sergeant1395012Age 23RAFVR489Sqn (RNZAF)1944-06-14KilledNetherlands (Holland), Rockanje (Zeeweg) General Cemetery, Plot 3. Joint Grave 32.Son Of George J. And Kate Clegg, Of Leytonstone, Essex.
1510 CleggW HFlight LieutenantPilotRNZAFBomber Command571 Sqn
1945-04-09MosquitoXVI MM1698K:COakington20:24PlauenMission to mark the railway yards. Returned on one engine but overshot and crashlanded at 01:33 after running onto uneven ground and losing ts u/c No injuries reportedUninjured
1511 CleghornA HSergeantBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1943-09-23StirlingIIIEH936JN-WMepal1926MannheimCrashed at DirmsteinKilledRheinberg War Cemetery
1512 CleghornAlan HallSergeant1493160Age RAFVR75Sqn RNZAF
1943-09-23KilledGermany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, 21. B. 13.
1513 ClemensGerald RoyceFlight Sergeant425977Age 30RNZAF489Sqn1944-08-08KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 263.Son Of Ernest Edward Clemens And Of Edith May Clemens (Nee Haks), Of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; Husband Of Molly Clemens, Of Christchurch.
1514 ClementsSergeantBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1941-12-27WellingtonIcZ8971AA-FeltwellBrestCrashed Dartmoor on return
1515 ClementsClement FrederickFlight SergeantNZ/414592Age 21New ZealandPilotRNZAFFighter Command57 Operational Training Unit

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1943-07-07SpitfireIR6813-RAF Eshott, Northumberland1100TrainingSee archive report for detailed informationKilledHarrogate Cemetery (Stonefall). Section 21E. Grave 7072Born on the 08th August 1921 in Kaitangata. Enlisted at Levin as a pilot under training on the 17th August 1941. With No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School on the 08th November 1941. Embarked for Canada on the 08th January 1942. Awarded pilot badge and promoted to sergeant on the 05th June 1942. Served 6 months as staff pilot with No. 6 Bomber and Gunnery School.

Embarked for England on the 09th March 1943 from New York. Joined 57 Operational Training Unit on the 31st May 1943. An experienced pilot with 466 flying hours logged, with 24 on the Spitfire. Son of Harold and Sophia Clements (née Pennell), of Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand.

1516 ClementsClement FrederickFlight Sergeant414592Age 21RNZAF1943-07-07KilledUnited Kingdom, Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. 21E. Grave 7072.
1517 ClevelandASergeantRCAFBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1943-07-25StirlingIIIEE892AA-FMepal2239EssenCrashed off Southwold SFKKIlledRunnymedeParadie Archive Database
1518 ClevelandJack McGiffordFlight LieutenantNZ/411371Age 29New ZealandPilotRNZAFFighter Command616Sqn
1944-06-12SpitfireVIIMB768YQ-X2 x Me109RAF Culmhead, SomersetPMRodeo 169See archive report - Abandoned over English ChannelRescued safe

Courtesy Airforce Museum New Zealand


Died 01st February 1970, age 56. Son of Oswald Hugh Cleland (died 03rd January 1953) and Ivy Ethel Cleland (née Gibbs - died 18th September 1977). Brother of Marie Annie McKnight, Ronald Joseph Cleland, Oswald Douglas Cleland, Ian Cleland, and Margaret Cleland of 62 Nelson St., Petone, Wellington, New Zealand. Husband of Isabel.
1519 ClevelandArchieSergeantR/167518Age 24RCAF75Sqn RNZAF
1943-07-26KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 179.
1520 ClezyWSergeantBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1942-03-12WellingtonIIIX3588AA-FeltwellKiel?KilledRunnymede
1521 CliffordD JPilot OfficerRNZAFBomber Command142Sqn
1942-01-17WellingtonIVZ1330QT-BGrimsby1740BremenBelieved crashed in sea off BridlingtonKilled
1522 CliffordNoel Anthony JohnSergeantNZ/402166Age 23New ZealandAir GunnerRNZAFFighter Command256Sqn1941-08-27DefiantIN1745JT-O RAF Squires Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire Training See archive report for brief details KilledLytham St. Anne's Cemetery (Park) Sec. D. R.C. Grave 514. Read Archive Report
1523 CliffordNoel Anthony JohnSergeant402166Age 23RNZAF256Sqn (RAF)1941-08-27KilledUnited Kingdom, Lytham St. Annes (Park) Cemetery, Sec. D. R.C. Grave 514.Son of Denis C. Clifford and Margaret Ellen Clifford, of Wellington City, New Zealand.
1524 CliffordRobert HenrySergeant391341Age 24RNZAF1940-08-23KilledUnited Kingdom, Harwell Cemetery, Grave 609.Son Of Henry Herbert And Annette Mary Elisson Jane Clifford, Of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
1525 CliffordDenis FredericFlight Sergeant402104Age 26RNZAF108Sqn (RAF)1942-05-04KilledEgypt, Alamein Memorial, Column 265.Son Of Charles Henry And Elsie Gladys Clifford.
1526 CliffordDaniel JosephPilot Officer401753Age 23RNZAF142Sqn1942-01-18KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 115.Son Of Daniel Joseph And Nora Theresa Clifford; Husband Of Jean Margaret Clifford, Of Cambridge, Auckland, New Zealand.
1527 CliftJohn EdgarFlight Sergeant422690Age 21RNZAF7Sqn (RAF)1944-05-02KilledFrance, Nointel Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave.Son Of Maj. Edgar Clift And Of Margaret Annie Clift (Nee Pick). Of Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand.
1528 CliftJohn EdgarFlight SergeantNZ/422690Age 21New ZealandAir GunnerRNZAFBomber Command7Sqn
1944-05-01LancasterIIIND901MG-BRAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire2245Chambly, FranceSee archive report for further brief detailsKilledNointel Communal Cemetery. Collective grave
Courtesy AWMM

Born on the 13th September 1922 in Cambridge England. Guildford and Godalming County School but left for New Zealand when aged 17. Worked as a farm hand for Glentui Station at Waipawa prior to service. Enlisted at Rotorual on the 18th April 1942. Embarked for Canada on the 29th May 1942. Air gunners badge awarded and promoted to sergeant on the 19th March 1943. Embarked for England on the 08th April 1943. Further training with 11 Operational Training Unit joining on the 05th May 1943 flying on the Wellington. Then to 1665 Heavy Conversion Operational Training Unit joining on the 29th July 1943 flying on the Stirling. Joined 75 squadron on the 29th August 1943 where he flew 14 operational sorties. Posted to 7 PFF squadron on the 12th January 1944 where he flew a further 7 operational sorties. Awarded his PFF badge.

Son of Major Edgar Clift and of Margaret Annie Clift (Nee Pick). of Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 386 flying hours logged and on his 29th operational sorties.

1529 Clift (Barker)Nenneth (Thomas Edward)Pilot OfficerNZ/404336Age 27New Zealand (Australian)PilotRNZAFFighter Command245Sqn
1943-06-19TyphoonIbDN293MR-CRAF Selsey, Sussex1900Air testSee archive report for further brief detailsKilledChichester Cemetery. Square 42. R.C. Plot. Grave 53

Courtesy AWMM

Real name: Thomas Edward Barker

Born on the 07th January 1916 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Moved to New Zealand in 1937. Worked as a motor metal worker for W. Monteith and Sons in Auckland prior to service. Enlisted at Levin on the 24th November1940. Initial training with No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School joining on the 27th December 1940. Embarked for Canada on the27th February 1941 training with No. 8 Service Flying Training School commencing on the 20th March 1941.

Awarded pilots badge on the14th June 1941 and promoted to sergeant. Embarked for England on the 20th June 1941. Joined 52 Operational Training Unit on the 14th July 1941 flying the Hurricane. Then 43 squadron on the 02nd November 1941, joining No. 4 Air Delivery Flight December 1941. Finally joining 245 squadron on the 17th March 1942. Commissioned on the 03rd March 1943.

Son of Thomas Claude and Florence Barker (nee Ham), of Bondi North, New South Wales, Australia. A total of 552 flying hours logged with 103 on the Typhoon.

1530 Clifton-MoggWilliam SydneySergeant41726729th February 1908New ZealandNavigatorRNZAFBomber Command214Sqn
1943-05-23StirlingIIIBF528BU:L2RAF Chedburgh23:35Dortmund, GermanyHit by Flak of I. Zug (Unit unknown) and crashed at Wanlo/Wickrath near Mönchengladbach at 02:02hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 22 June) 1943 Part 1 - Theo Boiten)PoW No: 1236, Stalag 357
1531 ClimieSergeantBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1941-09-28WellingtonIcR1177AA-Feltwell1920FrankfurtAbandoned near Sible Hedingham ESSEX
1532 ClimoFrederick Walter PercivalFlight SergeantNZ/4210148Age 22New ZealandW/op/Air/GnrRNZAFBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1944-07-28LancasterIIIND756AA-MRAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire2200StuttgartSee Archive report for further detailsKilledMillery Communal Cemetery. Grave 2 Burial Site

Attacker

Attacker Operational Record

Son of Frederick Linton Climo and Alice Mary Climo, of Timaru, New Zealand and husband of Margaret Eva Climo (née Ireland), of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand. Understood to be on his 3rd operation.

1533 ClimoFrederick Walter PercivalFlight Sergeant4310148Age 22RNZAF75Sqn RNZAF
1944-07-29KilledFrance, Millery Communal Cemetery, Grave 2.Son Of Frederick Linton Climo And Alice Mary Climo, Of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand; Husband Of Margaret Eva Climo (Nee Ireland), Of Timaru.
1534 ClinceEric JosephAircraftman 1st Class39658Age 21RNZAF1939-11-06KilledNew Zealand, Auckland (Waikumete) Cemetery, Ang. Area H, Row 8, Grave 1.Son of Thomas Clince and of Dora Clince (Nee Nally), of Rawhitiroa, Taranaki.
1535 ClinchKennethSergeant1288144Age RAFVR75Sqn RNZAF
1944-05-28KilledBelgium, Wevelgem Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave E. 473-474.
1536 ClinchKennethSergeant1288144Flight EngineerRAFVRBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1944-05-27LancasterIIIND908AA-MRAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire.0048.Aachen Crashed Poelkapelle {West-Vlaanderen} KilledWevelgem Communal Cemetery. Collective grave E. 473-474 Read Archive Report
1537 ClothierH GPilot OfficerRNZAFBomber Command10Sqn
1942-05-24HalifaxIIW7666ZA-JAir TestCrashed at Leeming
1538 ClothierH GPilot OfficerRNZAFBomber Command78Sqn
1942-06-01HalifaxIIW1143EY-FLeemingEssenCrashed at HaringvlietKilledCrooswijk General (Rotterdam)
1539 ClothierHenry GarfieldPilot Officer404442Age 26RNZAF10Sqn (RAF)1942-06-02KilledNetherlands (Holland), Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery, Plot Ll. Row 2. Grave 18.Son Of Edward And Lucy Maud Clothier, Of Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand.
1540 ClothierThomas MalcolmFlight Sergeant425386Age 24RNZAF1944-02-15KilledUnited Kingdom, Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 945.Son Of James And Edith Harriet Clothier, Of Matamata, Auckland, New Zealand.
1541 CloughDavidFlight Sergeant1193544Age 21RAFVR75Sqn RNZAF
1944-05-12KilledNetherlands (Holland), Aardenburg General Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1-7.Son Of Vina M. Clough, Of Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.A.
1542 CloughDFlight SergeantBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1944-05-11LancasterIIIND919AA-DMepal2256LeuvenExploded & crashed Castle ElderschansKilledAardenburg General Cemetery
1543 CloustonJohn GrevilleFlight LieutenantNZ/40218Age 25New ZealandPilotRNZAFFighter Command165Sqn
1944-06-06SpitfireIXMK589SK-GRAF Predannack, Cornwall2000RodeoSee archive report for further brief detailsKilled 1944-06-21Nantes (Pont-Du-Cens) Communal Cemetery. Plot L. Row D. Grave 20.

Courtesy Jennifer Lemaire

Sq/Ldr. John Greville Clouston. Nantes (Pont-Du-Cens) Communal Cemetery. Plot L. Row D. Grave 20. Born on the 08th January 1919 at Wellington. Worked as a clerk for Murray Roberts and Company of Wellington before service. Served in the NZ territorial army for 18 months before enlisting on the 15th January 1940 at Levin. Awarded his pilots badge on the 10th June 1940 and promoted to sergeant on the 27th July 1940. Embarked for England on the 11th August 1940. Joined 57 Operational Training Unit for training on the Spitfire on the 01st November 1940, Joined 258 squadron flying the Hurricane on the 02nd December 1940 where he carried out 146 operational sorties. Commissioned on the 08th May 1941. Attached to 403 squadron RCAF flying the Spitfire - numerous operations carried out. Joined 111 squadron on the 12th November 1941 carrying out 8 operational sorties. On the 08th March joined 486 squadron flying the Hurricane and Typhoon carrying out 63 operations . On the 19th January he was appointed Sector Gunnery Officer and instructor at Biggin Hill. Then after joining 41 squadron on the 08th November 1943 he carried out at least 11 operations. On the 05th December he was attached to Fighter Leader School flying the Spitfire, a further 55 operations carried out with 165 squadron which he joined on the 13th January 1944. Son of Allan Wilson Clouston and Violet Lizzie Clouston (nee Greville), of Wellington. Husband of Joyce Eileen Clouston (nee Wilson - later Whitta) and father of Anne Elizabeth and Susan Greville of Karon, Wellington, New Zealand.
1544 CloustonWarwick AshlingSergeant NZ/402452Born on the 05th June 1921New ZealandPilotRNZAFFighter Command616Sqn1942-06-20Spitfire VbAD559YQ-?RAF Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire1815Air testSee archive report for further informationKilledScottow Cemetery, Norfolk, Grave 269.Read Archive Report
1545 CloustonWarwick AshlingSergeant402452Age 21RNZAF616Sqn (RAF)1942-06-20KilledUnited Kingdom, Scottow Cemetery, Grave 269.Son Of Douglas Clark Clouston And Kathleen Amelia Clouston, Of Milford, Auckland, New Zealand.
1546 CloustonJohn GrevilleSquadron Leader40218Age 25RNZAF165Sqn (RAF)1944-06-21KilledFrance, Nantes (Pont-Du-Cens) Communal Cemetery, Plot L. Row D. Grave 20.Son Of Allan Wilson Clouston And Violet Clouston, Of Wellington City, New Zealand.
1547 ClowEarnestFlying Officer402540New ZealandPilotRNZAFBomber Command138Sqn (Special)
1943-03-24HalifaxIIHR665NF:LRAF Tempsford22:00SOE Operations St John/St Andrew Leeks 5/Catarrh 11 (Holland)HR665 was claimed by Oblt. Dietrich Schmidt and his Bordfunker Uffz. Schönfeldfrom 8./NJG1, his 1st Abschuss, IJsselmeer NE of Enkhuizen at 150m at 01:36 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 22 June) 1943 Part 1 - Theo Boiten)Injured/PoW No 1077, Stalag Luft 3
1548 ClowEFlight SergeantRNZAFBomber Command51Sqn
1942-03-27WhitleyVZ9481MH-VDishforth2029St-NazaireCrashed Conistone Moor YORKS
1549 ClubbS JFlying OfficerNZ414593RNZAFBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1943-05-12StirlingIIIBK721AA-ZNewmarket.0037.DuisburgCrashed on take offKilledNewmarket
1550 ClubbSelwyn JamesFlying Officer414593Age 20RNZAF75Sqn RNZAF
1943-05-13KilledUnited Kingdom, Newmarket Cemetery, Plot P. Grave 430.

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