Clarey, Colin Mervyn
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Colin Mervyn |
Surname | Clarey |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Date of Death | 21-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander William and Clarice Leila Clarey. Husband of Ida Vivian Clarey, of Graceville, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND913 |
Markings | A4-M2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Papendrecht General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot G. Row 1. Grave 9. |
Epitaph | OUR DADDY AND FAMILY HERO. EVER REMEMBERED BY HIS LOVED ONES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 144 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 426312 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Squadron Motto | Despite the elements |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-07-1944 |
End Date | 21-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Homberg- Meerbeck oil plant. 158 aircraft (149 Lancasters and 11 Mosquitoes) of which 20 Lancasters were downed, mainly due to night-fighter activity. Caused severe damage to the plant, resulting in output dropping from 6000 tones of fuel per day to as little as 120. The 8th Air Force also hit this target. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Papendrecht in southern Holland |