Basic Details Surname Clegg Forenames Philip Gender Male Information stated on memorial War Second World War (1939-1945) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler provide the details. An apprentice chemist at a local mill and a member of the Halifax Model Aero Club, he enlisted into the Royal Engineers in March 1940, transferring to the RAF the following year. Primary Service Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) Royal Air Force/ Royal Flying Corps Unit (Primary - Our reference) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Sergeant Pilot Death and Burial details Country of death Libya Country of burial Libya Town of burial Benghazi Cemetery War Cemetery Year of death 1943 Month of death April Day of death 2 Age at death 22 Manner of death as stated Not stated on memorial Manner of death reference Killed in Action