Clark, Sydney Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sydney Frank |
Surname | Clark |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John James Clark and Nellie Clark. Husband of Jean Olive Clark, of Dartford, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD829 |
Markings | EQ-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sauville Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave. |
Epitaph | BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH, AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1375655 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1942 |
End Date | 29-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Sauville in the Ardennes region of Belgium |