CLEZY, WILLIAM Rank: Sergeant Service No: 1365054 Date of Death: 12/03/1942 Age: 21 Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 75 (R.N.Z.A.F.) Sqdn. Panel Reference Panel 80. Memorial RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of Archibald W. Clezy, and of Louisa S. Clezy, of Perth. CWGC - Cemetery Details
CLEZY, WILLIAM Rank: Sergeant Service No: 1365054 Date of Death: 12/03/1942 Age: 21 Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 75 (R.N.Z.A.F.) Sqdn. Panel Reference Panel 80. Memorial RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of Archibald W. Clezy, and of Louisa S. Clezy, of Perth. CWGC - Cemetery Details Details of the above loss. 12-13 March 1942 75 Squadron Wellington III X3588 AA- Op. Kiel Took off from Feltwell. Lost without trace. Crew S/L. P J R. Kitchin DFC + P/O. W J. Parton RNZAF + Sgt. H S G. Cullen + Sgt. T K. Carter + Sgt. W. Clezy + F/S. L M. Chamberlain RNZAF + Sgt. Clezy was an Australian serving in the RAF. Source - RAF Bomber Command Losses' Vol.3 - W R. Chorley
Thank you for commemorating Sgt Clezy . I will copy the link to Glen and also to one of my Feltwell friends. CWGC have made one error which I would like to comment on. It was not 75 (RNZAF) Sqn at that stage it was 75 (NZ) Sqn. 75 were the first of the brackets sqns and were still part of the RAF at that stage. After the war the number was given to the RNZAF and they were the only prewar Sqn that this happened to (because of the sacrifice and bravery of the people on the sqn of which Sgt Clezy is one). I am sure Glen will correct me if this is wrong in any way but I know the 75 (NZ) Sqn bit is right
Might be worth dropping an amendment email to CWGC to update their records. Also possibility W.Clezy is an Australian.
I thought Spidge would have made comment on this one - where does the comment that Sgt. Clezy was an Australian serving in the RAF come from? Is that the way he is listed in Source - RAF Bomber Command Losses' Vol.3 - W R. Chorley ?? I took the CWGC reference to his family being "of Perth" to signify Perth, Scotland. Otherwise the only family of that name I could find in Australia in the 1940s all seemed to be from South Australia. I can't locate notification of his death in the newspapers and the NAA doesn't have a file on him (not conclusive as they only seemed to have casualty files for 50% of the Aussie deaths in the RAF). I hope Spidge comes along soon as he is the guru on Aussies in Allied Air Forces, he probably already has info on this casualty's Australian status.
where does the comment that Sgt. Clezy was an Australian serving in the RAF come from? Is that the way he is listed in Source - RAF Bomber Command Losses' Vol.3 - W R. Chorley ?? Dave, The comment that Sgt. Clezy was an Australian serving in the RAF does indeed come from Chorley's book. Regards Peter
So far his parents appear to have been married in 1909 in Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland. RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Sommers and Ray of Baltimore, and Associated Families William was born in 1921 so I wonder if the family emigrated to Australia in that period??
Hi all. Been a bit busy. Had this lad as Australian however I was unable to confirm him without an Ancestry account and forgot to go back to it. I also found a William born in Durham but could not confirm it. I thought as Dave that it was Perth, Scotland. Ancestry would still be the best avenue if someone can assist. Apologies on a nil result Clive. Cheers Geoff
