McFarlane, Clifford Wallace
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Clifford Wallace |
Surname | McFarlane |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-10-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA714 |
Markings | CF-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 176. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 71 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/27316 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-10-1943 |
End Date | 21-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter flown by Oberfeldwebel Karl-Heinz Scherfling of 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110G from Leeuwarden airfield, and crashed on the mud flats of the Wadden Sea, about 3 km east of Oosterend village on Texel island. According to the Dutch Dept of Defence, the crash location is: 58' 75 N and 04' 53' 10 E. |