Barclay, Kelvin

Kelvin M. Barclay DFC

407622 - Squadron Leader, 457 Squadron RAAF

11/44 to 6/45

Posted from No 2 PD for a second tour of operations. Native of South Australia. First operational postings in England with No 32 Squadron between October and December 1941 and shortly with Number 66 Squadron in January 1942.

Served with No 453 Squadron (RAAF) between November 1942 and December 1943, becoming CO from May 1943 until end of his tour.

Repatriated to Australia in May 1944. Posted to No 452 Squadron(RAAF) in June 1945 as CO, remaining with it until the end of the war. Remained with the RAAF after the war.

By Phil Listemann