Clarke, John Tully
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Tully |
Surname | Clarke |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Jane Clarke, of Edinburgh. M.A., B.Comm. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE205 |
Markings | SE-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Edinburgh (Mount Vernon) Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Grave 421. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 145 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 126043 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 431 (Iroquois) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served on 431 Sqn RCAF at RCAF Burn, 1942-1943 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed metal plaques & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2 including 431 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Old Control Tower, former airfield site, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2 including 431 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-03-1943 |
End Date | 13-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Successfully bombed the target from 16500' with red target indicators in the bomb sights. Badly shot about by a night-fighter, which killed P/O Clarke. The ORB comments that the pilot F/S R Hamby 'put up a fine show' in returning the aircraft to East Wretham without hydraulics, navigational aids or wireless |