William Alexander CLEGG

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CLEGG, William Alexander

Service Number:	400886
Enlisted:	10 November 1940
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 460 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , 24 May 1916
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	Flying Battle, Belgium, 13 August 1942, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Heverlee War Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Joint Grave 9. E. 4-5
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial

World War 2 Service

10 Nov 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 400886, Aircrew Training Units
10 Nov 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 400886
13 Aug 1942:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 400886, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45

Crash details

Clegg William was KIA on august 13 1942 at Eisden Belgium in the crash of Vickers Wellington Mk IC Z1404 UV-J from N° 460 Sqn Breighton during a raid on Mainz.
The aircraft was shot down by Oblt Autenrieh Hans and his bordfunker Uffz Adam II./NJG 1.He and his fellowcrewmembers were buried at the allied cemetery on the airfield of St-Trond ( St-Truiden in Dutch ) were Oblt Autenrieh was flying from.

460 SQDN RAF
Base : Breighton
Ops : Mainz
Type : Vickers Wellington MK IC
Nr : Z-1404
Code : UV-J
Uur : 01.14hrs

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