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CLIVE NEWTON WAWN, DFC

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General Information

Service(s):
Royal Australian Air Force
Service No:
400163
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
5 November 1910
Place of Birth:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Prisoner of War:
No
Honours:
Distinguished Flying Cross

Award Citations

Distinguished Flying Cross

This officer has completed a large number of operational sorties. He has proved himself to be a sterling pilot and a good leader. He has destroyed at least 2 hostile aircraft.

Unit: No. 452 Squadron, RAAF

Gazetted: The London Gazette, 7 April 1942

Archival Material

National Archives of Australia

Series No. Control Symbol Item Title Digitised Item Item ID
A9300 WAWN C N WAWN CLIVE NEWTON : Service Number - 400163 : Date of birth - 05 Nov 1910 : Place of birth - MELBOURNE VIC : Place of enlistment - MELBOURNE : Next of Kin - WAWN LUCY 5259417

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