Croal, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | Croal |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Ellen Croal. Husband of Marjorie Merle Croal, of Canley Vale, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED355 |
Markings | KM-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wymbritseradeel (IJpecolsga) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot E. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | NOT MY WILL, O LORD, BUT THINE BE DONE. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411996 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | air gunner |
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 27/449/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1942 |
End Date | 18-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Nienburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter, crashing at Sneet in Holland. Seven killed. The wreckage of this aircraft was discovered during road building work in 1951 and a memorial erected nearby |