Houghton, Claud Morley
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Claud Morley |
Surname | Houghton |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | AFM |
Date of Death | 10-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Morley P. Houghton and Louisa Houghton, of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB121 |
Markings | LE-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Omerville Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. |
Epitaph | DEAR ARE THE MEMORIES SILENTLY KEPT OF ONE WE LOVED AND CAN NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 176435 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-06-1944 |
End Date | 11-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Etampes to bomb the rail junction |
Reason for Loss | After a long-running battle with a night fighter the Lancaster burst into flames and crashed at Omerville in France |