Crawley, Charles Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Douglas |
Surname | Crawley |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Eustace Finlay Crawley and Margaret Crawley, of Caulfield, Victoria, Australia B.A. Hons. (University of Melbourne). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P4286 |
Markings | KM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oosterhout Protestant Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph | ONE OF THE FEW TO WHOM SO MANY OWE SO MUCH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41380 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Observer/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-05-1940 |
End Date | 15-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Communications disruption in the Ruhr and Breda regions |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Oosterhout (Noord-Brabant ) 8 Km NE of Breda Holland. |