Cresswell Clementi

Cresswell Clementi

CB, CBE
Cresswell Clementi; CB, CBE
Born	30 December 1918; British Guiana
Died	26 August 1981 (aged 62)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1938–1974
Rank	Air Vice Marshal
Commands	No. 214 Squadron (1946–1948); RAF Bassingbourn (1958–1961); No. 19 Group (1968–1969)
Battles / wars	Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath; Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Mentioned in Despatches
Spouse(s)	Susan Pelham (m. 1940⁠–⁠1981)
Children	Christopher Pelham Clementi (son); Nancy Tribe (daughter); David Clementi (son);
Relations	Cecil Clementi (father) ; Marie Penelope Rose Eyres (mother)

Air Vice Marshal Cresswell Montagu Clementi CB, CBE (30 December 1918 – 26 August 1981) was a senior Royal Air Force (RAF) commander.

Background

Clementi was the son of Cecil Clementi and Marie Penelope Rose Eyres. He was born on 20 December 1918 in British Guiana during his father's posting there as Colonial Secretary (1913–1922). He joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1939, and was granted a permanent commission in the RAF in 1946. He attended the British nuclear tests in 1958 at Christmas Island. He retired in 1974. He was Master of the Mercers' Company in 1977.^[1]^[2]

He was on the governing body of Abingdon School from 1979 to 1981.^[3]

Clementi married Susan Pelham (1918–2006) in 1940 and had three children:

Christopher Pelham Clementi (1943–)
Nancy Clementi (1946–) – married Peter Lambert Tribe in 1972
Sir David Clementi (1949–) – British banker, formerly chairman of Prudential plc.