Crabtree, John Athelstan
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Athelstan |
Surname | Crabtree |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold George Athelstan Crabtree and Edith Crabtree, of Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ND398 |
Markings | HW-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. A. 21. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY HIS LOVING PARENTS, EIRENE AND KEITH |
Ribbon Stone | 1008 (Block 11, Column 25, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 171003 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of P/O J.A. Crabtree 100 Sqn |
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Take off: 1713. ND398's maiden operational flight. Believed to have crashed at Karwe, 8 km NNE of Karstädt, possibly as a result of Flak or night fighter. Six crew killed, one Prisoner of war |