Clarke, Brian Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Brian Edward |
Surname | Clarke |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Edward and Edith Emily Clarke, of Luton, Bedfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM381 |
Markings | UL-E2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. E. 2. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE (From a Quote by Thomas Campbell) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1867619 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1944 |
End Date | 15-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and bomb load exploded, the aircraft crashing at Kollerbeck, near Hildesheim |