Clarke, Richard William Tudor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard William Tudor |
Surname | Clarke |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-03-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Helen Selina Clarke and Tudor Havelock Clarke, of Fulham. Brother of Gweneth Helen Clarke (later Ellis). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X3147 |
Markings | QR-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Great Bircham (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row 2. Grave 19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 745499 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as Peter |
His sister Gweneth was his only sibling and was in love with an American serviceman. She planned to return to the US with him after the end of the war but after Sgt Clarke's death she felt she could not leave her parents. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5326 (P357571/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-03-1941 |
End Date | 02-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Köln |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 20:14 to bomb a target in Köln. Crashed at 04:14 at Syderstone, Norfolk and burst into flames |