Andrew Clark took off in an Avro Lancaster bomber at about 7am on October 4, 1943. They flew out to the North Sea on a search and rescue mission. The aeroplane and its crew were lost without trace.
Andrew was posted as "missing on air operations," then "presumed dead, previously reported missing." The endless waiting of his family back in New Zealand can only be imagined.
ROLL OF HONOUR
IN MEMORIAM.
In proud and loving memory of Flight Sergeant Andrew William (Andy) Clark, Wataroa, South Westland, missing, (presumed dead) on air-sea rescue in the North Sea, October 4, 1943.
— Inserted by his loving father, mother, sisters, and brothers. -Press, 8/10/1945.
Whataroa Cemetery.
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