Greer, Clifford Barton
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Clifford Barton |
Surname | Greer |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Oscar George and Ethel Barton Greer, of Cobourg, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL501 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Row B. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | THE BELOVED SON OF OSCAR G. AND ETHEL B. GREER, COBOURG, ONTARIO, CANADA "REST IN PEACE" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 42 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/209340 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-10-1944 |
End Date | 10-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Flew full tilt into the side of a river bank. |