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Sgt. Henry James Clarke
Royal Air Force Navigator 10 Squadron
from:Westminster, London
(d.15th Feb 1944)
Harry was a navigator for bombing raids. He joined the RAF after lying about his age. He pretended to be 7 years older than he actually was. One day after he had finished all his missions he came across a friend of his who was ill and had to do a mission. He took on his friend's mission and it was on this mission that he was shot down and killed. He died at the age of 24.