Clarke, Alfred George
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Alfred George |
Surname | Clarke |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 10-05-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND515 |
Markings | KM-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Evreux Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Coll. grave 18-19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 156593 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | . |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar with Inscribed Stone Tablet & Metal Lancaster Sculpture |
Memorial Text | R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge In memory of those who served here 1942 - 1946 |
Location | William Farr School, Welton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | Site of RAF Dunholme Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Some sources state that this aircraft had callsign -E but it was in fact -Z |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-05-1944 |
End Date | 10-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Gennevilliers- to attack the Gnome and Rhone engine plant |
Reason for Loss | Shot down during an attack on the Gnome and Rhone engine plant on the outskirts of Paris. The factory was badly damaged |