WARREN, Clifford Young
Clifford was attached to the RAAF's 466 Halifax squadron in Yorkshire, U.K as a tail gunner. He survived being shot down over the English Channel on his first mission but was killed on his second mission to bomb a railway yard in France. All the crew were lost.
Last Name
WARREN
Given Names
Clifford Young
Service Number
427047
Date of Birth
25/07/1923
Birth Location
Bruce Rock W.A
Enlistment Date
26/04/1942
Enlistment Location
Perth
1Wags Start Date
25/06/1942
Course Details
WAGS Course 27
Intake Date
25/06/1942
Finish Date
14/12/1942
To
3 BAGS
Kill Date or Discharge Date
11/04/1944 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
466 SQN
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Operations
Air ops. over France target railway yards,Tergnier.
Date of Death
11/04/1944
Age
20
Cemetery / Memorial
Maharicourt Communal Cemetery Somme France
Medals
Air Gunners badge 1939-45 A/C Europe Defence and War medal
Notes
Clifford was attached to the RAAF's 466 Halifax squadron in Yorkshire, U.K as a tail gunner. He survived being shot down over the English Channel on his first mission but was killed on his second mission to bomb a railway yard in France. All the crew were lost.
Posting on Death
466 Squadron
NAA Status
DIGITIZED
