Clifford, Dennis John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Dennis John |
Surname | Clifford |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 13-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Joseph and Daisy Norah Clifford, of Gravesend, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE519 |
Markings | EX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 145. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1332298 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 199 |
Squadron Motto | Let tyrants tremble |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Ingham Heritage Centre, former RAF Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | Memorials to all those who served at RAF Ingham (Cammeringham) 1942-1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque on Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Ingham, 1942-1945 |
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-03-1943 |
End Date | 13-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Ingham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Hit by Flak and crashed 2203 into the North Sea off the Dutch coast some 5 km W of Camperduin. |