Service Details
Name:
 McGARR
Given Name:
 CLEMENT ALDWYN NEVILLE
Initials:
 C A N
Service No:
 95691
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 2 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1944-04-06
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Date of Birth:
 1917-11-24
Age:
 26
Cause of Death:
 Executed by the Nazis for his role in the Great Escape. One of the 50.
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 8 June 1944 pg. 2645
Additional
Information:
Son of Melville George McGarr, of 394A Currie Road, Durban. Born Johannesburg, South Africa but grew up in Durban. Educated Glenwood High School, Durban. PoW 6-Oct-41, recaptured near Sagan, last seen alive 6 April 1944, murdered by Lux, cremated at Breslau. Caterpillar Club member.
Commemoration
Country:
 Poland
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Cemetery:
 POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 7. D. 6.

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