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CLAYDON, Frank

Personal Information
Rank F/O
Forename(s) Frank Edward
Surname Claydon
Gender M
Age 35
Decorations
Date of death 14-01-1944
Next of kin Son of Frank Frederick and Frances Mary Claydon. Husband of Violet Gladys Claydon, of Totteridge, Hertfordshire. Father of Patricia Ann Claydon and Frances Jane Claydon (later Frances Jane Madeley), who was born 17 May 1944, after Frank's death.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster I
Serial Number DV404
Markings AS-Z
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
Grave Reference 14. A. 3..
Epitaph THERE SHALL BE NO MORE DEATH...NOR CRYING, NEITHER SHALL THERE BE ANY MORE PAIN (From Revelation 21:4)
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 1
Panel Number 20
Enlistment information
Service Number 130537
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 1
Squadron 166
Trade Air Bomber
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
Abbott D A (Sgt)
Barnes A E (P/O)
Brown E S (F/S)
Fewster H (F/S)
Taylor D R (F/S)
Last Operation information
Start Date 14-01-1944
End Date 15-01-1944
Takeoff Station Kirmington
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Braunschweig
Reason for Loss Airborne 16:38 on 14 Jan 1944 from Kirmington to bomb a target in Braunschweig. Shot down by a night-fighter, crashing in the target area.