Clay, Charles Norris
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Norris |
Surname | Clay |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-04-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED714 |
Markings | PH-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Le Mans (West) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 38. 1939-45 Row B. Coll. grave 12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1379629 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-04-1943 |
End Date | 14-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Spezia |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the vicinity of Le mans France |