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Clifford Eugene BLANCHETTE

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Date of birth15 July 1922
Date of death16 July 1943
Mothers nameKathleen May (née Bensemann)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameThomas Buller Blanchette
SiblingsPeggy Nola, , , ,
Children, , , ,
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereUpavon Church Cemetery, Wiltshire, England. Row B. Grave 1.
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Last known residencec/o RG Smith, 16 Oriental St, Petone
AwardsThe War Medal 1939-45, The NZ War Medal
Place of birthNelson, New Zealand
OccupationApprentice moulder
Place of deathnear Collingbourne, Ducis
Date of arrival overseas26 September 1942
SurnameBLANCHETTE
War memorialLevin RSA Memorial
Place enlistedRotorua
Christian namesClifford Eugene
Place of arrival overseasBrandon, Manitoba, Canada
SchoolNelson; Tokomaru; LevinDHS; Hutt Valley Tech
WarsWW11
Service number421666
ReligionChuch of England
Date enlisted07 March 1942
Final rankSergeant
Regiment or serviceRNZAF
Embarkation date14 August 1942
User reference11.141

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Clifford turned 21 the day before he was killed.


NOK: Kathleen May Blanchette (mother), Stanley St, East Levin

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