Crawford, Richard St. John Trevor
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Richard St. John Trevor |
Surname | Crawford |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-05-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert James Crawford and Ruth Dorothy Crawford, of Belfast. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP863 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Carnmoney Cemetery East |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 69. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF RICHARD ST. JOHN TREVOR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1073650 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1945 |
End Date | 22-05-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wing |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training high level bombing |
Reason for Loss | Broke up 1255 after diving steeply and crashed near Baunton 2 miles N of Cirencester Gloucestershire. It is thought that the pilot lost control while flying in cloud. |