Elsley, Clarence Irving
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Clarence Irving |
Surname | Elsley |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Russell and Jeanette Elsley of Moffat, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Eva M. Fischer (Formerly Elsley). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW426 |
Markings | PT-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. H. 13-16. |
Epitaph | BORN MOFFAT ONT. CANADA BELOVED SON OF RUSSELL ELSLEY AND JEANETTE ELSLEY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/19653 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 420 (Snowy Owl) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 420 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in English & French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 (RCAF) Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1826/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1826/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1944 |
End Date | 16-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Night fighter victim, crashing close to the target |