Draper, Clarence Oscar
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Clarence Oscar |
Surname | Draper |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Earl Draper and Clara Belle Draper, of Elgin, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS791 |
Markings | EQ-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. E. 8-11. |
Epitaph | ONE PRECIOUS TO OUR HEARTS IS GONE, THE VOICE WE HEARD IS STILLED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/85398 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Draper Lake, Manitoba; 12km west of Tice Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Miscellaneous Information
This crew was nearing the end of its first tour |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1944 |
End Date | 26-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Augsburg |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established |