CLEGG, William Alexander
Service Number: | 400886 |
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Enlisted: | 10 November 1940 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , 24 May 1916 |
Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Accountant |
Died: | Flying Battle, Belgium, 13 August 1942, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
Heverlee War Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Joint Grave 9. E. 4-5 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
10 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 400886, Aircrew Training Units | |
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10 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 400886 | |
13 Aug 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 400886, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
Crash details
Clegg William was KIA on august 13 1942 at Eisden Belgium in the crash of Vickers Wellington Mk IC Z1404 UV-J from N° 460 Sqn Breighton during a raid on Mainz.
The aircraft was shot down by Oblt Autenrieh Hans and his bordfunker Uffz Adam II./NJG 1.He and his fellowcrewmembers were buried at the allied cemetery on the airfield of St-Trond ( St-Truiden in Dutch ) were Oblt Autenrieh was flying from.
460 SQDN RAF
Base : Breighton
Ops : Mainz
Type : Vickers Wellington MK IC
Nr : Z-1404
Code : UV-J
Uur : 01.14hrs
Submitted 19 February 2022 by Alain ROSSEELS