Clegg, Bernard Maxwell
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Bernard Maxwell |
Surname | Clegg |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Maggie Echeline Clegg, of Southport, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB471 |
Markings | AR-F2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hasselt (Kruisveld) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row D. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | NO COWARD'S CASTLE FOR HIM OR HIS CREW. THEY LIVE ON R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 434620 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Murenbergstraat, Lummen, Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stone memorial, aircraft parts & stencilled information board |
Memorial Text | In de nacht van 20 op 21 Februari 1945 voert het 460 bomber Squadron van de Royal Australian Air Force onder RAF Bomber Command een bombardment uit op Dortmund |
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1910/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1910/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-02-1945 |
End Date | 21-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (68% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a wooded area near Linkout in Belgium, by then in Allied hands |