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Clarke, George Francis If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Lieutenant (P) (RCNVR)
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Birth	00/00/1915	Death	18/09/1945
Place	Bewdley	Place	Cummertrees
Area	Worcester	Area	Dumfries
Country	UK	Country	UK

 

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Military Service

He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCNVR. (CFR). He was appointed as a Gunner (Star) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 15/09/1942). He served in H.M.S. Goshawk (Piarco Trinidad) for Observer Training. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (Temp.) RCNVR 31/01/1943. He served in RNAS Anthorn. He was killed in a flying accident on 18/09/1945 when his aircraft stalled and lost control, spun in at Priestside Flow, Hurklesdale, near Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire. (He was an Executive Branch officer qualified as a pilot for naval aviation under AFO 5025/1941)

 

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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/RollofHonour/MemorialRoll/RCNVR.htm;
Last update
2011-02-14 00:00:00

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