HAYDON, Clement William
| Service Number: | 407237 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Gawler, SA, 5 August 1914 |
| Home Town: | Roseworthy, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Gawler High School and Roseworthy Agricultural College |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Gulf of Carpentaria, Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, Australia, 8 April 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Council WW2 Honour Roll, Sydney Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Aug 1940: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 407237 | |
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| 17 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 17 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 407237 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Flt/Lt Clem W Haydon of Agricultural College, Roseworthy. Aged 28. Son of Mr and Mrs W R Haydon of Roseworthy College. Educated at Gawler High School and Roseworthy Agricultural College. Widely known in athletic circles played football and cricket and was a professional runner. A caprenter in civil life. He enlisted in August 1940 and passed examination with special distinction. Gained an honorable discharge from the Air Force when he obtained his commission and was posted to Seaplane Training Flight, Rathmines. Posted to Port Moresby with No 1 Squadron and made the first raid on Rabaul. Took part in many other raids and had over 1500 hours operational flight. He was reported missing on April 8 1943 while captain of Catalina Flying Boat which is believed to have crashed in the sea while on reconnaissance flight. Special mention of fine work done was in leading Australian papers on April 10 1943.
Information supplied fron The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who enlisted in the Second World War.
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