Cresswell, Cyril
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Cyril |
Surname | Cresswell |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George E. and Nora J. Cresswell, of Cullercoats, Northumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AT224 |
Markings | EQ-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 68. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 104331 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-05-1942 |
End Date | 16-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Mining operation in the Pumpkin area |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak off the E coast of Jutland Denmark. |