Clarke, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Clarke |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 16-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Martha Clarke, of Bolton, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3597 |
Markings | KO-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. G. 12. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 145 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1058877 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-11-1942 |
End Date | 17-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (68% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Furze region off Bayonne. |
Reason for Loss | Lost off the French coast |