Sergeant

James Horne McClafferty

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of James Luke and Joeina Horne McClafferty, of Timaru, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Went into a steep dive during aerobatic manoeuvres near Bulls. He made no attempt to bail out and it is thought that he may have been unconscious. [For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn. Vol.2 p.283]

 

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Casualty

Service Number: 
437316
Name:
James Horne McClafferty
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air Accident
Date of Death:
05 October 1944
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
19
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
336. K. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
James Horne McClafferty
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