Clenton, James Sidney (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1943-August-31

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Birth Date: 1924

Born:

Parents: Sidney James Clenton & Victoria May Clenton

Spouse:

Home: Pelsall, Staffordshire, England (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

158 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Strength In Unity

Base

RAF Lissett

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Air Gunner (Rear)

Service Numbers

1817088

Home

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England (parents)

Target

Monchengladbach Germany

Temporary Burial

Brusthem (St Trond) Cemetery, near crash site

Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied

Final Burial

CWG Cemetery
grave 4 E 10

Took off from Lissett at 23:49 in Halifax Mk II (Sqn code NP-U Bomber Command) on an operation to Monchengladbach Germany.

Shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Hechtel-Eksel, Limburg, Belgium.

Killed includes Clenton: Flight Sergeant William Joseph Browne RAAF KIA Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium grave 4. E. 11. Flight Sergeant William Edward Bryden RAAF KIA Heverlee War Cemetery grave 4. E. 9. Pilot Officer Ronald William Wildman RAAF KIA Heverlee War Cemetery grave 4. E. 8.

POWs: Sergeant Robert Garfield Townley RCAF R/125497 POW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe). Sergeant Colin Charles Gardener RAF POW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe). Sergeant John Partington RAF POW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe)

Unvetted Source 158 Squadron Association - Personnel Detail