Cliffe, Frank Gerald
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Frank Gerald |
Surname | Cliffe |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold H. Cliffe and Margaret A. Cliffe, of Prestwich, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM749 |
Markings | TC-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5. G. 22-24. |
Epitaph | WHILE THOSE WHO KNEW HIM LIVE, HIS MEMORY WILL NOT DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 157176 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 170 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On A631, adjacent to former Main Gate, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | "To see and not be seen" 170 Squadron Royal Air Force Bpmber Command Hemswell |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 17-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in a hilly area near Sattlesdorf, west of Nuremburg |