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Douglas Fletcher Clifton

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Douglas Fletcher Clifton

September 21, 1962
Foymount, Ontario

Military Service


Service Number:

33575

Age:

37

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

404 Maritime Patrol Squadron

Citation(s):

Canadian Forces Decoration, War Medal 1939-1945, United Nations Service Medal (Korea).

Additional Information


Born:

June 28, 1925
Southport, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

October 17, 1951
South Cerney, England

Son of Edward Harold and Gertrude Clifton of Middlesex, England. Husband of Joan Mary (nee Tulloch) Clifton and father of Susan, Lesley, Douglas and Kenneth Clifton of Kingston, Ontario. Brother of Peter Clifton and Jean Crump. Flight Lieutenant Clifton served with the Royal Air Force from 6 September 1943 to 3 May 1948 and with the Royal Canadian Air Force from 17 October 1950.

Commemorated on Page 117 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

MIDDLETON (HOLY TRINITY) CEMETERY
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

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