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PLTOFF. Mervyn Charles De Clifford
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PLTOFF. Mervyn Charles De Clifford

Birth
Riverton, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand
Death
24 Jun 1942 (aged 21)
At Sea
Monument
El Alamein, Maṭrūḥ, Egypt Add to Map
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Service Number ~ NZ 405239
Military Base ~ Lg 09/Bir Koraiyim, Egypt
Unit ~ RAF 37 Squadron
Command ~ North Africa
Ship ~ Wellington Ic
Occupation ~ Pilot
Casualty ~ Killed in action
Believed to Have Been Shot Down During A Raid on Benghazi Harbour, Libya

Birth name on BDM spelt as (DeClifford)
Son of Charles Dupree De Clifford and Mary Somerville De Clifford (née Brown), of Palmerston Street, Riverton, New Zealand. Killed with all 5 other crew on Wellington IC DV643 off Benghazi, Libya. His brother Trevor Ledestin De Clifford (mom: 18992688)also died in service.
Service Number ~ NZ 405239
Military Base ~ Lg 09/Bir Koraiyim, Egypt
Unit ~ RAF 37 Squadron
Command ~ North Africa
Ship ~ Wellington Ic
Occupation ~ Pilot
Casualty ~ Killed in action
Believed to Have Been Shot Down During A Raid on Benghazi Harbour, Libya

Birth name on BDM spelt as (DeClifford)
Son of Charles Dupree De Clifford and Mary Somerville De Clifford (née Brown), of Palmerston Street, Riverton, New Zealand. Killed with all 5 other crew on Wellington IC DV643 off Benghazi, Libya. His brother Trevor Ledestin De Clifford (mom: 18992688)also died in service.

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405239 Royal New Zealand Air Force

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