William Clifford Dimes
- Born: 5 Feb 1918, Wellington, New Zealand
- Marriage (1): Patricia Evans on 6 Dec 1944
- Died: 24 Aug 1971, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand at age 53
- BuriedMale: Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
General Notes:
1969 Living at 25 Waipapa Road, in Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand with his wife Patricia.
From the Admiralty Official Collection: NEW ZEALAND FLEET AIR ARM PILOTS DOWN A JUNKERS 290, ACTION PICTURES. 16 FEBRUARY 1944, DURING AN ACTION IN THE ATLANTIC, TWO WILDCAT FIGHTERS OF THE ESCORT CARRIER HMS BITER DESTROYED A JUNKERS 290, WHICH WAS SHADOWING THE CONVOY ESCORTED BY THE BITER. THE PILOTS, BOTH FROM NEW ZEALAND, WERE LIEUT (A) ERIK SVEN ERIKSON, RNZNVR, OF WAIUKU, AND LIEUT (A) WILLIAM CLIFFORD DIMES, RNZNVR, OF WELLINGTON.
Bill later owned a company called Cebel Flexpak Ltd. of Auckland.
William married Patricia Evans on 6 Dec 1944. (Patricia Evans was born in 1920 and died on 20 Feb 1992 in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand.)
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