Clare, Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard |
Surname | Clare |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis and Margaret Clare, of Worcester Park, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DK336 |
Markings | GB-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | War Graves Plot. Grave 32. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE THAN THIS NO MAN HATH, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 144 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1330221 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft on loan from 105 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1943 |
End Date | 27-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Copenhagen- Burmeister Wain diesel plant. 9 Mosquitoes, 1 lost. |
Reason for Loss | Starboard engine failure on return leg, then clipped a barrage balloon cable, then a tree and finally crashed near East Dereham, Norfolk |