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Sgt William George Clark

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Sgt William George Clark Veteran

Birth
London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England
Death
28 Apr 1944 (aged 22–23)
Maastricht Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Burial
Maastricht, Maastricht Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot
Row 1, Grave 92.
Memorial ID
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William George Clark, Son of John and Margaret A. Clark of Maida Hill, London. William was served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Wellington HF488 199 Squadron crashed at Caberg district, Maastricht, Limburg Holland.... Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin of the 6./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond airfield, Belgium.

Target: Düsseldorf

Crew:
Pilot F/O. D. Makin 128577 RAF Jonkerbos 20 A 4 Initially buried at Venlo
Navigator F/Lt. F.S. Reade 132494 RAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer F/O. R.T. Douglas 134674 RAF Jonkerbos 20 A 3 Initially buried at Venlo
Wo ag Sgt. W.H. Thomson 1377796 RAF Jonkerbos 20 A 1 Initially buried at Venlo
Air gunner Sgt. T.M. Scott 1785281 RAF Jonkerbos 20 A 2 Initially buried at Venlo
William George Clark, Son of John and Margaret A. Clark of Maida Hill, London. William was served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Wellington HF488 199 Squadron crashed at Caberg district, Maastricht, Limburg Holland.... Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin of the 6./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond airfield, Belgium.

Target: Düsseldorf

Crew:
Pilot F/O. D. Makin 128577 RAF Jonkerbos 20 A 4 Initially buried at Venlo
Navigator F/Lt. F.S. Reade 132494 RAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer F/O. R.T. Douglas 134674 RAF Jonkerbos 20 A 3 Initially buried at Venlo
Wo ag Sgt. W.H. Thomson 1377796 RAF Jonkerbos 20 A 1 Initially buried at Venlo
Air gunner Sgt. T.M. Scott 1785281 RAF Jonkerbos 20 A 2 Initially buried at Venlo

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Gravesite Details

1321803. Flight Sergeant (Nav.), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 51 Sqdn. Age 23.


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