Clegg, Richard
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Richard |
Surname | Clegg |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Mary Ellen Clegg, of Preston, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT542 |
Markings | NF-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Malta |
Burial/Memorial Place | Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Prot. Sec. (Men's). Plot F. Coll. grave 16. |
Epitaph | SO YOUNG IN LIFE SO GOOD AND TRUE WE WILL ALWAYS TREASURE THE MEMORY OF YOU R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 145 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1233498 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 38 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Ground Staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
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Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1942 |
End Date | 17-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Luqa |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit from Cairo, via Malta |
Reason for Loss | Crashed just beyond the runway at Zeitun claiming the lives of all 17 crew and passengers on board |