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Military service
Service number:
J/17409
Age:
21
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Death:
May 19, 1943
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Grave 147.
Additional information
Son of Carl J. Van Cleaf and Amy Van Cleaf, of Hamilton, Ontario, Sec B. Cons.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Raymond Kenneth Van Cleaf
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Grave marker
Photo donated by The Commonwealth Roll of Honour Project. -
Photo of Raymond Kenneth Van Cleaf
Sgt Raymond Kenneth Van Cleaf Wireless operator /Air Gunner -
Photo of RAYMOND KENNETH VAN CLEAF
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Attestation paper
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Attestation paper
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star March 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star March 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
The image is of the memorial plaque placed near the crash site of 'Wellington' bomber HZ437 from 15 OTU RAF Harwell. The aircraft attempted to land on one engine at RAF Turweston near to the town of 'Brackley ', but the aircraft stalled and sadly all the crew were lost. The dedicated memorial to the crew is placed on farm land ; the farm was named 'Red Oak ' farm in their memory. The crash site is near to the village of 'Westbury' in the county of Buckinghamshire , England. In the ' Westbury' village church an honour board has been placed in the crews memory as well. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram May 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Hamilton Spectator c. 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Raymond Kenneth Van Cleaf
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Raymond Kenneth Van Cleaf
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Raymond Kenneth Van Cleaf
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Raymond Kenneth Van Cleaf
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Raymond Kenneth Van Cleaf
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Raymond Kenneth Van Cleaf
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Raymond Kenneth Van Cleaf
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Raymond Kenneth Van Cleaf
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Raymond Kenneth Van Cleaf
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 222 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BICESTER CEMETERY Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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