Coming Soon.
RADCLIFFE, Harry Martyn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 407876 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 February 1941, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 11 November 1917 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), West Freugh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 2 June 1944, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Stoneykirk Cemetery (UK) C 125, Stoneykirk Cemetery, Stoneykirk, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Pulteney Grammar School WW2 Honour Roll, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hackney St Peter's College WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 1 Feb 1941: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 407876 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 1 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 407876 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Harry Martyn Radcliffe's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Pilot Officer Harry Martin Radcliffe 407876 (Wireless Operator) of Number 4 (Officer’s) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (West Freugh, Scotland) was detailed to fly on a night navigation flight in Anson aircraft 9176
He had returned to the briefing room to collect his flying helmet and was walking back to the aircraft dispersal along the taxying track when he was struck on the head by the port propeller of Anson LV290 which was taxying in the same direction in which he was walking.