Crawford, Thomas Alvin
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas Alvin |
Surname | Crawford |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-05-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8755 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ameland (Nes) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot D. Row 15. Grave 17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/87315 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 13 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Crawford Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-05-1942 |
End Date | 06-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bicester |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise. |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed in the north sea. On the 21/07/1942 Sgt Crawfords body was washed onto the Ameland in the Dutch Frisian Islands. |