CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
CLARKE |
First Name/s: |
Edward John "Eddie" |
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Service No/s: |
427798 |
Service: |
RAAF |
Branch: |
Wireless Operator |
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Awards: |
1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal; 1939-1945 War Medal; 1939-1945 Australia Service Medal. Returned from Active Service Badge |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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28 Jan 1942 |
Applied for Aircrew with the RAAF at No.4 Recruiting Centre, Perth, Western Australia. |
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29 Jan 1942 |
Enrolled in the Reserve at No.4 Recruiting Centre, Perth, Western Australia. |
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06 Oct 1942 |
No.4 Initial Training School, Victor Harbour, South Australia. |
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05 Dec 1942 |
Promoted to Leading Aircraftman (LAC) on completion of Initial Training School. |
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10 Dec 1942 |
No.1 Wireless and Gunnery School, No.33 (Air Gunners) Course, Ballarat, Victoria. |
Wackett |
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14 May 1943 |
No.3 Bombing and Gunnery School, No.33 (Air Gunners) Course, West Sale, Victoria |
Battle, Oxford |
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24 Jun 1943 |
Awarded Air Gunner's Flying Badge and promoted to Sergeant. |
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25 Jun 1943 |
No.5 Embarkation Depot, Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia. |
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30 Jul 1943 |
No.1 Embarkation Depot, Ascot Vale, Victoria. |
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08 Aug 1943 |
No.2 Embarkation Depot, Bradfield Park, Sydney, New South Wales. |
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11 Aug 1943 |
Embarked Sydney, New South Wales (name of vessel n/k). |
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16 Oct 1943 |
Disembarked UK (Port and vessel n/k). |
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17 Oct 1943 |
No.11 (RAAF) Personnel Despatch and Reception Centre, Paignton, Devon. |
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24 Dec 1943 |
Promoted to Flight Sergeant |
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28 Dec 1943 |
No.6 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit, Staverton, Gloucestershire. |
Anson |
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18 Mar 1944 |
No.30 Operational Training Unit, Hixon and Seighford, Staffordshire. Joins the C Holland crew. |
Wellington |
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30 May 1944 |
No.11 Base, Lindholme, Yorkshire; administrative headquarters for No.1 Group heavy bomber conversions |
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31 May 1944 |
No.1667 Heavy Conversion Unit, Sandtoft, Yorkshire. Precise date tbc. |
Halifax |
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19 Jul 1944 |
No.1 Lancaster Finishing School, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Lancaster |
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25 Jul 1944 |
No.100 Squadron, Grimsby, Lincolnshire. |
Lancaster |
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14 Aug 1944 |
No.11 Base, Lindholme, Yorkshire, for re-crewing. |
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12 Oct 1944 |
No.625 Squadron, Kelstern, Lincolnshire, joining the W J J Stevens crew. |
Lancaster |
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05 Apr 1945 |
No.576 Squadron, 'C' Flight, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire, with the W J J Stevens crew. |
Lancaster |
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04 Jun 1945 |
No.11 (RAAF) Personnel Despatch and Reception Centre, Brighton or Charmy Down, Sussex. |
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29 Jun 1945 |
Embarked UK (Port and vessel n/k) |
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28 Jul 1945 |
No.2 Recruit Depot, Perth, Western Australia, for demobilisation. |
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09 Oct 1945 |
Discharged from the Service 'on demobilisation' |
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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS |
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Date |
Aircraft |
Code |
Flight Details |
T/O |
Land |
Flt Time |
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09 Apr 1945 |
LM679 |
UL-D2 |
KIEL |
1910 |
0115 |
6h05 |
P1 Flt Lt W.J.J. Stevens |
NOTES: |
Target: The Dettsche-Werke U-Boat yard, shipping, and industrial sites on the east side of Kiel harbour. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie' and 16x 500lb bombs. The German heavy cruiser 'Admiral Scheer' was sunk at dock during this attack. |
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18 Apr 1945 |
LM679 |
UL-D2 |
HELIGOLAND |
0940 |
1430 |
4h50 |
P1 Flt Lt W.J.J. Stevens |
NOTES: |
Target: Naval base, submarine repair yards, airfield and built-up area. Load: 12x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs. |
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PERSONAL INFORMATION |
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PHOTOS & DOCUMENTS |
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Personal Documents Restricted - not available to the public |
