Critchley, Lawrence Archibald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Lawrence Archibald |
Surname | Critchley |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lawrence and Helen Critchley, of Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME859 |
Markings | KM-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Equennes Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | HOW BRIGHT HIS GLORIOUS SPIRIT SHINES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1822207 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar with Inscribed Stone Tablet & Metal Lancaster Sculpture |
Memorial Text | R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge In memory of those who served here 1942 - 1946 |
Location | William Farr School, Welton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | Site of RAF Dunholme Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
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 27/451/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/451/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1944 |
End Date | 08-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | St. Leu |
Reason for Loss | Came down at Equennes-Eramecourt (Somme) 5 Km SSE of Poix-de- Picardie. |