Crawford, John
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Crawford |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of J. F. and Elizabeth Crawford, of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PA197 |
Markings | CA-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 12. A. 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 416818 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 189 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1945 |
End Date | 04-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fulbeck |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Ladbergen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at Bevergern, right alongside the Dortmund-Ems canal, the target of this raid |