Crock, Herbert Windsor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Herbert Windsor |
Surname | Crock |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Oliver and Florence May Crock, of Roath Park, Cardiff. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ969 |
Markings | -B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 24. B. 7. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON WHO DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1389509 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 25 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1942 |
End Date | 17-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 2026. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Rheine, where those killed were buried. They have been subsequently re-interred in the Reichwald Forest War Cemetery. |