CLOUGH, Roger Byron
| Service Number: | 444226 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 January 1944, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Abbotsford, New South Wales, Australia, 14 January 1926 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aeroplane crash, Cape Parham, South Australia, Australia, 28 November 1945, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mallala (Feltwell) War Cemetery, S.A. Plot B, Row C, Grave 9, Mallala War Cemetery, Mallala, South Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Parham Oxford LW879 Crash Site |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 444226 | |
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| 29 Jan 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 444226, Enlisted at Sydney | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harry and Vera Kate Clough of Abbotsford, NSW
Plane an Oxford LW 879 crashed near Mallala
Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan
On 25 August 1941, No. 6 Service Flying Training School was formed outside of the town of Mallala. This was a medium-proficiency school, where aircrew who had already learned elementary flying at a base such as Parafield increased their experience before moving on to a specialist school such as Port Pirie or Mount Gambier. Training aircraft included Avro Ansons, Airspeed Oxfords, Moth Minors and Tiger Moths and a total of 2,257 trainees passed out before the unit ceased to function as No. 6 SFTS on 31 December 1945. Tragically, during this time, there were a number of fatal accidents involving aircrew from the school.
Although hostilities ceased on 6th of August 1945, the Unit continued to operate until December 1945 and on 28 November 1945, 444226 Sergeant Roger Byron Clough was killed when his Airspeed Oxford crashed near Port Parham, on Yorke Peninsula. His plane pulled out from a dive into a steep right turn and slipped into the ground.
Sergeant Roger Byron CLOUGH was buried in the Mallala War Cemetery - Plot B, Row C Grave 9.
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 16/11/2020. Lest we forget.
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