Clare, Norman Austin
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Norman Austin |
Surname | Clare |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Austin and Catherine Clare, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE312 |
Markings | GL-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aberdeen (Springbank) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. X. Grave 62. |
Epitaph | MAY GOD GIVE YOU ETERNAL REST, SON, AND MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/86747 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1942 |
End Date | 28-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off for a night exercise. Aircraft stalled and crashed at 0020hrs at Thistleton, 7 miles NNE of Oakham. Upon impact the aircraft burst into flames. |