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Robert Henry Clifford

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Clifford AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ391341 AWMM
    • WWII 391341 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 14 April 1916 Noel Smith Research Project
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ391341 AWMM
    • WWII 391341 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 19 November 1939 AWMM Law Clerk/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Robert Clifford was the son of Henry Herbert and Annette Mary Elisson Jane Clifford, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 August 1940 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    United Kingdom, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Harwell Cemetery, Berkshire, England AWMM Grave 609. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Bromley Cemetery, corner of Keighleys and Linwood Avenue, Christchurch, NZ Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 1 August 2015 - Personal visit
  • Memorial reference
    Block 17 Plot 343 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 1 August 2015 - Christchurch City Council online cemeteries database

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    A pew inscribed with his name and date of death. Cathedral Grammer school, Christchurch, New Zealand. Public - Sarndra - 28 June 2020 - Press, 6 August 1943; Paperspast portal; National Library of New Zealand; https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19430806.2.51?items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=robert+henry+clifford&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2436370
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Vol.3, p.133 AWMM
    • This record was partially completed by information provided by Noel George Smith (2020-2021). AWMM

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28 June 2020SarndraAuckland, New ZealandOther

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