Son of Charles & Ellen Clark
Aged 38 years
Died 27th January 1944
Commemorated at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany
Coll. Grave 4. A.1-10 |
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Rushden Echo, 4th February 1944, transcribed by Clive Wood
Missing Since Air Sortie
Sgt Bernard Clark RAF of Wellingtonia Irchester Road has not returned from an operational sortie and further news is awaited with anxiety. He is the wireles operator of a Lancaster bomber and has been in the RAF since September 1941. Well known as an all-round sportsman, he has a wife and a son aged nearly 12 years. He was educated at Wellingborough School and afterwards played football for Rushden Town often assisting the First XI as a full-back. He played cricket for Newton Bromswold (where he lived for a time) and other clubs and also enjoyed lawn tennis, for some time before beginning his service he was manager of Messrs Bignells Boot factory at Raunds and a Group Warden in the Rushden Wardens' Service of which he was one of the earliest members, serving for a time under his brother Charles, the first Chief Warden, who is now a Captain in the Royal Artillery. He also served on the committee of the Rushden Boot and Shoe Managers and Foreman's Association.
Sgt Clark is the third son of Mr & Mrs Charles Clark the well known homing pigeon expert, who also reside at Wellingtonia. He has 2 brothers and another brother Tom died as a result of wounds received in the last war. There are also 3 sisters.
Confirmed killed March 24 1944
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Evening Telegraph, 2nd February 1944, extracted by Pete Inns, transcribed by Kay Collins
Rushden Airman Missing – Well-known Sportsman and Factory Manager
Sgt. Bernard Clark, R.AF., of “Wellingtonia”, Irchester-road, Rushden, has not returned from a recent operational sortie and further news is awaited with anxiety. He is the wireless operator of a Lancaster bomber, and has been with the R.A.F. since September 1941.
Well-known as an all-round sportsman, he has a wife and a son aged nearly 12 years. He was educated at Wellingborough School and afterwards played football for Rushden Town, often assisting the first eleven as a full-back. He played cricket for Newton Bromswold (where he lived for a time) and other clubs, and also enjoyed lawn tennis. For some time before beginning his war service he was manager of Messrs. Bignell’s boot factory at Raunds and a Group Warden in the Rushden Wardens’ Service, of which he was one of the earliest members, serving for a time under his brother Charles, the first Chief Warden, who is now a captain in the Royal Artillery. He also served on the committee of the Rushden Boot and Shoe Managers’ and Foremen’s Association.
Sgt. Clark is the third son of Mr Charles Clark, the well-known homing pigeon expert, who also resides at “Wellingtonia”. He has two brothers, Capt. Charles Clark and Mr. John Clark, and another brother, Tom, died as the result of a wound received in the last war. Mrs. Grace Knott (Canada), Mrs. C. H. Roberts (Slough) and Mrs. A. C. Spratling (Shrewsbury) are sisters.
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Rushden Echo & Argus, 24th March 1944, transcribed by Kay Collins
Now Believed Killed - Rushden Sportsman Who Flew in “Lancaster”
Sgt Bernard Clark, R.A.F., of “Wellingtonia,” Irchester-road, Rushden, previously listed “missing” after an operational sortie, is now reported “missing – believed killed in action,” and the Red Cross and St John War Organisation, writing to his wife, indicates that detailed information may be available later.
Sgt Clark was the wireless operator of a Lancaster bomber and had been with R.A.F. since September 1941. Well-known as an amateur footballer and manager of Messrs Bignell’s boot factory at Raunds, he was an old boy of Wellingborough School. He was the third son of Mr Charles Clark, and his widow is left with a son aged 12.
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