In Memory Of

McGARR, CLEMENT ALDWYN NEVILLE

Service Details
Age:
 26
Date of Birth:
 1917-11-24
Service No:
 95691
Rank:
 Lieutenant
Unit:
 2 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1944-04-06
Cause of Death:
 Executed by the Nazis for his role in the Great Escape. One of the 50.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 7. D. 6.
Cemetery:
 POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY
Country:
 Poland
Additional Information
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 8 June 1944 pg. 2645
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.