Clarkson, Albert

Killed in Action 1916-09-30

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Birth Date: unkown date

Born: Burnley, Lancashire, England

Arthur Clarkson & Alice Jane Clarkson

Home: Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

Enlistment: Burnley, Lancashire, England

Enlistment Date: 1915-01-18

Service

RFC

Unit

11 (BR) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

France

Rank

Sjt. Mechanic (Observer)

Position

Sjt. Mechanic (Observer)

Service Numbers

3049 RFC

Clarkson was KIA on 30 September 1916, at the age of 23, while flying as Gunner-Observer for Lt Ernest Conway Lansdale (British). He was shot down in flames while flying as bomber escort in a Bristol F2B on an Operational Patrol.