Crawley, Clifford Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Clifford Charles |
Surname | Crawley |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Betty Crawley, and Stepson of Royden Bader, of Christchurch, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | DF604 |
Markings | -C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Albans (Hatfield Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. J. Row I. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | A LOVING SON A BROTHER KIND A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY LEFT BEHIND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1615729 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-03-1944 |
End Date | 28-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Training night exercise |
Reason for Loss | On return to base at 0030 and probably while switching fuel tanks the starboard engine cut and the Wellington crashed into the Moray Firth. Search and rescue began a search of the area, finding F/S Warner lying on wing and soon after finding a dinghy with the unconscious bodies of two of the crew. |