Clive Douglas GRANT

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GRANT, Clive Douglas

Service Number:	417070
Enlisted:	6 December 1941
Last Rank:	Flight Sergeant
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Maylands, South Australia, Australia , 5 April 1923
Home Town:	Broadview, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	LeFevre Peninsular School and Woodville High School, South Australia
Occupation:	Law clerk
Died:	Flying Battle, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 28 March 1944, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea Panel 35
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rabaul Memorial, St Clair Woodville High School Honour Roll

World War 2 Service

6 Dec 1941:	Involvement Flight Sergeant, 417070
6 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Adelaide, SA
6 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 417070
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography contributed by Woodville High School

Clive Douglas was born on the 5th of April 1923 in Marylands, South Australia.

Clive Douglas attended 2 schools throughout his education years, Lefevre Primary School and Woodville High School where he participated in sports like tennis, football, basketball and gymnastics. After graduating from High School he first worked as a Carrier and Shipping Agents Clerk and then pursued a pathway as a Law Clerk and studied Accountancy.

Clive enlisted in the war on the December 2nd 1941. Clive was described to be 5 feet and 1 inch tall, weighing 118 pounds with brown hair with a fair complexion skin tone and distinct scarring on his left arm. With no prior training in the military he began training at the No.1 Initial Training School, also followed by No. 1 Wireless Air Gunners School in Ballarat Victoria He finished off his training at the No.2 Bombing and Gunnery School in Port Pirie. During his time of service he took several short periods of recreation and embarkation leave and from 31 May until 1 June in 1942 he was briefly hospitalized

He served in overseas in New Britain posted to No 14. Squadron.

Unfortunately, on the 28th March 1944, Clive was reported as missing during an air operation in the Jacquinot Bay area. He was initially deemed missing buta fter a thorough investigation by the directorate of personal services, he was officially presumed dead after being found in a crashed aircraft. Clive Douglas grave remains at the Rabaul Memorial Cemetery in New Guinea with his name also being mentioned on the honour roll at Woodville High School.

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