Girling, Clyde Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Clyde Joseph |
Surname | Girling |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph William Day Girling and Violet Emily Girling, of Northcote, Victoria, Australia. Husband of Elizabeth Girling, of Thornbury Victoria. Father of Annette Girling (now Schult), born 25th June 1942 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PA974 |
Markings | OF-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15527. |
Epitaph | EVER LOVED AND REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 40 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 419466 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1944 |
End Date | 24-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Ladbergen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the sea off Heacham, Norfolk on return from an attack on the Dortmund-Ems canal |