BUIST, Clement Neville
| Service Number: | 42690 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Royal Air Force - unspecified units |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1920 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, St Patrick's College Wellington NZ |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Germany, 19 June 1940 |
| Cemetery: |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany 18 A 11 |
| Memorials: | International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Royal Air Force , Pilot Officer, 42690, Royal Air Force - unspecified units |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Clement John and Gladys Buist, and Adopted Son of Beatrice B. Buist, of Petersham, New South Wales
Armstong Whitworth Whitley V N1460 GE-R
Hit by flak and crashed on the east side of the target
LOVED BY RELATIVES AND FRIENDS "REQUIESCAT IN PACE" (Latin: REST IN PEACE)
Pilot-Officer neville C Buist, of the R.A.F. who has been reported killed in action after having been posted missing, was born in Sydney, and lived in Petersham for many years before going to New Zealand. He went to England from New Zealand in June 1939 to join the R.A.F.
Pilot-Officer Buist was educated at christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham, and at St. Patrick's College, Wellington, New Zealand. He was 21 years old.