Creamer, Keith Thornton
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Keith Thornton |
Surname | Creamer |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Amos and Anne Creamer, of Edgware, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LN497 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Row C. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | BUT, CONTENT WITH LITTLE THINGS MADE AN EARTH AND IT WAS WELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1542378 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Hall, Westgate, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington LN197, Who gave their lives on Westerhope Moor on the 2nd October 1943, they gave their tomorrow for our today |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-10-1943 |
End Date | 02-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Hampstead Norris |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1101hrs for a cross country exercise. Aircraft flew into poor weather and in steadily worsening visibility crashed at 1226hrs into the side of a hill on Swindhope Common near Westgate, 16 miles SW of Consett, Durham. |