Clifton, Charles
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Charles |
Surname | Clifton |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Susan Edith Clifton, of Leyton, Essex. Husband of Joan Annie Clifton, of West Mersea, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF505 |
Markings | EX-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kirkeby Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 911-913. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO LOVE YOU IS NOT TO DIE "GOD BLESS" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 145 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 171392 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1944 |
End Date | 29-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Mining over Kiel Bay |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed between Romo and the Danish mainland. |