Clarke, William
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Clarke |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Alfred and Tallulah Clarke. Husband of Winefride Mary Clarke, of New Milton, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9282 |
Markings | BU-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Benschop General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 145 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 70132 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Boldre, Hampshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Doorframe |
Memorial Text | S/L William Clarke RAFVR Bomber Command. Killed returning from Hamburg 3rd Feb 1943 |
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1943 |
End Date | 04-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. 263 aircraft, 16 losses (6.1%). Severe icing over the channel caused many crews to return early. H2S again proved ineffective, leading to scattered bombing throughout the city. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 14km SW of Utrecht |