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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 9, 2013 12:11:33 GMT 12
In an effort to try to find out a little more about some of the Cambridge Airmen on my website project who I know very little details about, can anyone add more about this airman please?
J.E. Clift
No furhter details are known, can someone please fill in any details?
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Post by errolmartyn on Mar 9, 2013 17:34:29 GMT 12
From my For Your Tomorrow - A record of New Zealanders who have died while serving with the RNZAF and Allied Air Services since 1915 (Volume Three: Biographies & Appendices)'/i (NB: born UK, not NZ):
CLIFT, Flight Sergeant John Edgar, (pff).
NZ422690; b Cambridge, Cambs., England 13 Sep 22; Clark's Coll, Guildford, & Godalming County Sch, Surrey; to NZ age 17; farm hand - Glentui Stn, Waipawa. RNZAF Rotorua/ITW as Wireless Operator/Air Gunner u/t 18 Apr 42, emb for Canada 29 May 42, att RCAF 11 Jun 42, 3 M Depôt 15 Jun 42, 2WS 20 Jun 42, remust as Air Gunner u/t 21 Oct 42, 3BGS 22 Nov42, Air Gunners Badge & Sgt 19 Mar 43, 1 Y Depôt 30 Mar 43, att RAF & emb for UK 8 Apr 43, 11PD&RC 18 Apr 43, 11OTU (Wellington) 5 May 43, 1665HCU (Stirling) 29 Jul 43 [att 1483(B)GF (Wellington) for c.1 wk cse in e.Aug], 75(NZ)Sqn (Stirling - 14 ops) 29 Aug 43, 7 Sqn (Lancaster - 15 ops) 12 Jan 44 [att PFFNTU (Lancaster) c.12-25 Jan], PFF Badge, kao 2 May 44. Nointel Communal Cemetery - coll. grave, Seine-et-Oise, France. Son of Major Edgar Clift & Margaret Annie Clift (née Pick), Epsom, Auckland. [phot. TWN 5.7.44].
Errol
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 9, 2013 18:25:04 GMT 12
Thanks Errol, I am not sure now where I got his name from but obviously it is the wrong Cambridge, so I'll remove his name form the list. Cheers.
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