Clarke, Edward Joseph Taylor
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Edward Joseph Taylor |
Surname | Clarke |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-05-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R3154 |
Markings | KO-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stamford Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. Q. Grave 1C. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 145 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39375 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
He is also commemorated on Easton on the Hill War Memorial / Easton on the Hill-All Saints roll of honour. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/887/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/887/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-04-1940 |
End Date | 01-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Raid on Stavanger |
Reason for Loss | Suffered W/T failure and became lost. Their intention was to stay up until daylight to ascertain position, but the Wellington flew into ground in poor visibility. The crew who survived with minor injuries were: F/L Pringle, F/O Donaldson and F/O Gibbes. |