Flying-Officer with the Royal Air Force at the outbreak of World War II.
In 1936 he went to England "where he was engaged in commercial work for a short time before joining the Royal Air Force.
"Flying-Officer Clark was stationed at Leuchars, Scotland, and had been on a North Sea reconnaissance flight."
He was killed in an air accident on 10 October 1939, aged 27.
Obit 14 Oct 1939, AS, Papers Past, NLNZ: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19391014.2.53?items_per_page=10&page=3&query=Charles+Hampton+clark&snippet=true.
Obit 16 Oct 1939, GH, Papers Past, NLNZ: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19391016.2.45?items_per_page=10&query=Charles+Hampton+clark&snippet=true.
Birth reg 1912/19541; death 1945/10647, age 27, NZBDM: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=querySubmit.m%3fReportName%3dBirthSearch%26recordsPP%3d30#SearchResults.
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