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CLARKE, Eric George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 404206 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia , 19 July 1917 |
| Home Town: | Banyo, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Ireland, 18 October 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Drumachose Church of Ireland Churchyard, Northern Ireland INSCRIPTION HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE Grave 27., Christ Church Church of Ireland Churchyard, Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Southport Anzac Park Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 404206 | |
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| 18 Oct 1943: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 404206 |
Personal Stories
Aircraft accident over Ireland
W/O. Eric George Clarke, husband of Mrs. E. G. Clarke, Red Hill Road, Banyo, and son of . Mrs. S. S. Gardener, Virginia Golf House, and the late Mr. E. W. Clarke,
Mudgeeraba, killed in aircraft accident over Ireland.
The Courier Mail Thursday 11 November 1943 page 4
Submitted 18 October 2015 by Daryl Jones
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 26 and the son of Eric William and Olive Marion Clarke; husband of Vivian Myrtle Clarke, of Banyo, Queensland, Australia.
INSCRIPTION
HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE
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