Cliffe, Jack
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack |
Surname | Cliffe |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sassoon and Dorothy Evelyn Cliffe, of Camberley, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED612 |
Markings | PM-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. A. 23. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE ON HIM. AMEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1379816 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-06-1943 |
End Date | 15-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Oberhausen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter flown by Hptm. Manfred Meurer of 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield. Crashed near Bracht, Brüggen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |