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Sergeant

Charles John Clarke

Service number 744913
Military unit 11 OTU Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address Unknown
Date of birth 06 Jul 1914
Date of death 30 Apr 1941 (25 years old)
Place of birth Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies

He was an electrical equipment inspector in 1939.

Family history

He was the son of Charles and Elsie Clarke, of Beeston; husband of Nora Clarke, of Beeston.

Military history

Wellington Ic T2905

Pilot Officer K G Evans, Sergeant T L Lever, Sergeant C J Clarke: killed; Sergeant L H Houghton, Sergeant J S Jones, Sergeant R Wish: injured; aircraft accident, Wellington T2905.

P/O K G Evans + Sgt L H Houghton inj Sgt J S Jones inj Sgt T L Lever + Sgt C J Clarke + Sgt E Wish inj T/O Bassingbourn for night navigation exercise but while flying at 2,000 feet and off course,flew into barrage balloon cable and crashed at about 21.50 into St Andrew's Park, Bristol.

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