Gugins, Clarence Walter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Clarence Walter |
Surname | Gugins |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert and Ruth Gugins, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK146 |
Markings | DH-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Row B. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | IN LIFE LOVED AND HONORED, IN DEATH REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 174 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/191070 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1664 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Gugins Lake, Manitoba; 5km south of Caribou River Park Reserve |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Roadside location, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone obolisk, metal sculpture and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Croft during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men of the Royal Canadian Air Force who served at RAF Dishforth during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1944 |
End Date | 24-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Climbed away from the airfield steeply up to 400' and then dived equally steeply into the ground near Ripon, Yorkshire |