Clarke, James Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Ernest |
Surname | Clarke |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Martha Jane Clarke, O Hunts Cross, Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HF517 |
Markings | GS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wavertree (Holy Trinity) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 702. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2204244 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 83 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Hilda's Church, Speke, Merseyside |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | In loving memory of James E. Clarke |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-08-1944 |
End Date | 26-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Peplow |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Bullseye exercise |
Reason for Loss | On return, collided with another of the unit's Wellingtons (MF589) over Prestwood, Bucks, both aircraft crashing onto the village |