Clifford, Wilfred
Personal Information
Rank | AC2 |
Forename(s) | Wilfred |
Surname | Clifford |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Clifford, of Audenshaw. Husband of Dorothy Clifford, of Droylsden. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | N1440 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Droylsden Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Grave 100. |
Epitaph | ANGELS CAME A BRIGHT CELESTIAL BAND AND BORE HIS SPIRIT TO THE BETTER LAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1105316 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | (Uncertain) |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Fulton Street, Forres, Grampian, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the crew of Whitley N1440 of 19 OTU RAF Kinloss, who died on 7th November 1940 |
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Kinloss |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | Training flight |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on Forres Town after diving steeply. Burst into flames on impact. |