Lt Francis Gordon Radcliff 2-F-1

Francis was born on May 26, 1910 in Elbow, Saskatchewan as the son of Henry Francis and Laura Elizabeth Radcliff. He was married on September 25 1941 with Edith Doreen Elizabeth Radcliff, of Victoria, British Columbia. He was the brother of the RCAF crew member WO II Kenneth E. Radcliff age 23 who was missed after an air operation on April 29 1943 in North West Germany and he was lost then at the Wadden Sea and he is therefore mentioned at the Runnymede Memorial in England on panel 180.

He was a clerk and he was member of the Church of England.
He enlisted on July 9 1940 in Victoria and he went overseas to the UK on October 8 1941 and he went thereafter to France on Tuesday June 6 1944 in the first assault wave of the D-Day landing. His platoon of the C Coy was sent to attack Chateau Vaux, which was done with little difficulty. But he was yet mortally wounded leading his men further inland.
Francis was killed in action at the same day age 34 and he was temporarily buried in Graye S/Mer before being reburied on December 13 1944 in Beny S/Mer.
On his headstone: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS ST. JOHN XV.13
His medals were: 1939-45 Star; France Germany Star; Defence Medal; War Medal; CVSM & Clasp.