WW2 ROYAL AIR FORCE MEDAL GROUP AWARDED TO SPITFIRE PILOT CLIFFORD JOHN DIBDEN, 92 SQUADRON. CLIFFORD JOHN DIBDEN WAS BORN 23/2/1917 IN CHEPSTOW, MONMOUTHSHIRE. IN MARCH 1939 CLIFFORD JOINED THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE CONSTABULARY AS A POLICE CONSTABLE. HE WAS STATIONED AT LYDNEY POLICE STATION IN THE FOREST OF DEAN. CLIFFORD WAS ALSO A VERY GOOD RUGBY PLAYER, HE PLAYED IN THE CENTRE FOR GLOUCESTER AND LYDNEY RUGBY CLUBS. CLIFFORD JOINED THE RAF IN 1943 AND WAS SELECTED FOR A FLYING COURSE IN SOUTH AFRICA, AFTER TRAINING HE WAS ASSIGNED TO 92 SQUADRON WHO FLEW SPITFIRES. 22/1/1944 THE SQUADRON WERE TASKED WITH SUPPORTING BRITISH AND AMERICAN TROOPS AT ANZIO. TWELVE SPITFIRES TOOK OFF THAT MORNING, CLIFFORD`S SPITFIRE HIT A TREE ON TAKE OFF AND BURST INTO FLAMES, HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES. ORIGINAL FULL SIZE WW2 AFRICA STAR, ITALY STAR, 1939-45 STAR, DEFENCE MEDAL AND WAR MEDAL. ORIGINAL WW2 AIR MINISTRY MEDAL BOX OF ISSUE WITH CONDOLENCE SLIP ” “. BOX ADDRESSED TO HIS WIFE MRS. MANSON, STROAT FARM, TIDENHAM, NR CHEPSTOW, MON. CONDOLENCE SLIP NAMED TO FLYING OFFICER. (PEARL FRANCES DIBDEN MARRIED JOHN MANSON IN 1946). COPY OF CWGC CASUALTY DETAILS. FLYING OFFICER PILOT CLIFFORD JOHN DIBDEN, 92 SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE. DIED 22nd JANUARY 1944 AGED 26. SON OF CHARLES EDWARD AND EDITH MARY DIBDEN, HUSBAND OF PEARL FRANCES DIBDEN OF TIDENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. REMEMBERED WITH HONOUR AT THE CASERTA WAR CEMETERY. PLEASE LOOK AT MY OTHER MEDALS AND ITEMS. The item “WW2 RAF CASUALTY MEDALS, CLIFFORD JOHN DIBDEN, SPITFIRE PILOT, 92 SQN, FROM CHEPSTOW” is in sale since Wednesday, February 19, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “celtic_1966″ and is located in Gloucester. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Country/ Organization: Great Britain
- Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
- Type: Medals & Ribbons
- Conflict: World War II (1939-1945)
- Service: Air Force
- Era: 1914-1945