Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Memorial – Flight Sergeant Judson Robert Ernest Clark is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Flight Sergeant Judson Robert Ernest Clark is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Photo of Judson Robert Ernest Clark – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Cemetery – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Cemetery – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Rich Allenby (for story see http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york43/hz303.htmltml) Wellington HZ303 took off for an air test at 15.10 hrs on the 14th of April 1943, it headed north and turned over Kilburn, the aircraft must then have flown back over base and roughly south of East Moor. Whilst over Huntington the aircraft went into a spin before loosing power on both engines at 1000 feet. The aircraft crashed into the centre of the village at 16.10hrs and ploughed through two civilian houses not far from near the village church. The wreckage caught fire, the crew were killed in the crash, as were civilians. On the 17th April 1943 Sgt Clark was interred at Sutton on the Forest Cemetery. F/Lt Lowry was assisted by Rev Canon Coombs, the village rector, an escort from the RAF Regiment was provided and Sgt Clark's body was carried to his grave by fellow 429 Sqdn Air Gunners. The other aircrew were members of the Royal Air Force. (Grave marker does not have his first name, Judson.)