Clampitt, Edward Blake
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Edward Blake |
Surname | Clampitt |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Date of Death | 12-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Franklin Ryle Clampitt and Barbara Josephine Clampitt (née Reid) of Woodrow, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5749 |
Markings | ZN-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10. B. 16. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/114787 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Squadron Motto | Pro libertate (For freedom) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Clampitt Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 4 September 1914. His father Franklin was born in Liverpool and his mother Barbara in Aberdeen. Edward had been a School Teacher for a year before enlisting. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-03-1943 |
End Date | 13-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak over Dorsten but only slightly damaged. The bomb aimer Lindsay received superficial injuries but the aircraft proceeded to the target area and dropped its bombs but suffered a direct flak hit moments afterwards and exploded in mid-air. Lindsay was blown out of the aircrfat but fortunately had donned his parachute just in case when he was slightly injured earlier in the operation. He was coned during his parachute descent but feigned death. He landed in the Krupps works and was taken to hospital where he remained for three weeks before being discharged to become a PoW. |