Clarke, Wilfred Victor
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Victor |
Surname | Clarke |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wilfrid John Clarke, of 310 Lipton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba and The Late Esther Helen Clarke. Husband of Anna Clarke, of 638 Jubilee Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | BJ876 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. B. 15. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/15667 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Clarke Bay, Manitoba; Within Vandekerckhove Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Bay |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/36 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1942 |
End Date | 01-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Neeroeteren, NE of Genk, Belgium |