Richards, Clifford Dudley
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Clifford Dudley |
Surname | Richards |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Elizabeth Richards, of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM715 |
Markings | WS-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. D. 8. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS AND SHADOWS FLEE, WE WILL REMEMBER THEE (adaption of Song of Solomon 2:17) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 89 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1339312 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-10-1944 |
End Date | 20-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Nurnberg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Wittlensweiler near Freudenstadt. |