Clague, William Francis Collister
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Francis Collister |
Surname | Clague |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Helena Clague. Husband of Constance Gertrude Clague, of Tenby, Pembrokeshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | W4985 |
Markings | AR-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. C. 18. |
Epitaph | AND NOW, LORD, WHAT IS MY HOPE; TRULY MY HOPE IS EVEN IN THEE (Psalm 39:7) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1070408 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1908/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1908/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-05-1943 |
End Date | 30-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Wuppertal |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off. Due to unknown reason crashed near Koblenz. In a later statement Sgt Kirk said “The aircraft was badly damaged by flak. The outer port and starboard engines, tail plane, wing and fuselage were damaged. I abandoned the aircraft and landed on the east bank of the Rhine. Captured after two hours. Taylor and Gordon were wounded. The aircraft crashed into the Rhine near Koblenz.” |