Clayes, Norman
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Norman |
Surname | Clayes |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 13-05-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | ML978 |
Markings | GB-C Bar |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Crompton Cemetery, Lancashire |
Grave Reference | Plot 84. Grave 13070. |
Epitaph | JOHN WILLIAM CLAYES 9TH MARCH 1959 AGE 70 YEARS FLORENCE CLAYES 31ST MAY 1970 AGE 79 YEARS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 145 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 47351 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1944 |
End Date | 13-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Châteaudun. 8 Mosquitoes, 1 Lost |
Reason for Loss | The flare gun accidentally discharged in the cockpit on return and the aircraft crashed at Madingley, Cambridgeshire |