Savery, Clifford
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Clifford |
Surname | Savery |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-11-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ559 |
Markings | LK-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pontypool (Panteg) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot F. Grave 313. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0380 (Block 5, Column 12, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 238 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1652979 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 578 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | For all who served in 578 Squadron Royal Air Force Burn 1944 - 1945 |
Location | Methodist Church, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in Glass topped wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all 578 Sqn Aircrew who failed to return from Ops at RAF Burn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/23 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-11-1944 |
End Date | 18-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Münster. 479 aircraft, 2 losses. The bombing was not concentrated, with most areas of the town receiving some hits. The death toll was 138. |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 51 Sqn Halifax (NR214 MH-A) while preparing to land back to base. Both crashed at Camblesforth, SSE of Selby, Yorkshire |