Pilot Officer Robert Fraser Cluff
Killed in Action in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
J/88734
Cause of Death (in war):
Killed in Action
Branch:
Air Force
Regiment:
Canadian Forces
Battalion:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Company:
49 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
18 years 11 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
21 years 2 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
21 years 2 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Student
Next of Kin:
Son of James L. Cluff and Eva M. Cluff, Huntingdon, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
5 ft 9.0 in / 175 cm
Weight:
150 lbs / 68 kg
Chest:
33.5 in / 85 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Shot down in an air raid over Scheinfurt, Germany on the night of 26 April, 1944 or early morning of 27 April 1944
On the night of 27 April 1944 an aircraft in flames passed over the village of Bure, France and crashed in flames. 5 remains were found in the crash, 4 identified. 2 men (possibly) survived by parachuting from the burning plane.
Length of Service:
808 days in service
Buried at:
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Robert Fraser Cluff
Grave of Robert Fraser Cluff
Grave of J/88734 Pilot Officer Robert Fraser Cluff, Royal Canadian Air Force, 49 (R.A.F.) Squadron.
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Pilot Officer |
Canadian Forces |
Air Force |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
49 (R.A.F.) Sqdn |
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Notes
Father James Lorne Cluff, Farmer, Huntingdon, Quebec (Hinchinbrooke)
Mother Eva May MacMillian, Huntingdon, Quebec
Was in the McGill Reserve Training Battallion, Montreal, Quebec September 1939
McGill RCAF Officers Training, McGill, Montreal, Quebec 30 October 1941
Graduated Huntingdon High School 1940
Studied McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1940-1942 Faculty of Science and Commerce
RCAF Medical exam notes he was an impressive candidate, intelligent, ambitious and very cooperative, should be a very good pilot
Had 55 hours flying at Kenora, Ontario
Appointed to Pilot Officer RCAF 25 April 1944
Additional Service Notes
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Version: 3 Last modified: 2026-06-20 03:25:54
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