Crook, Eric Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric Charles |
Surname | Crook |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Daisy Crook, of Bushey, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4256 |
Markings | ZN-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wieringen (Hippolytushoef) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot C. Row 12. Coll. grave 370-372. |
Epitaph | SLEEP ON IN PEACE, DEAR, YOUR DUTY DONE. LOVED AND REMEMBERED BY EVERYONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1447786 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1943 |
End Date | 26-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (38% moon) |
Operation | Gelsenkirchen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Hptm. Rudolf Sigmund of 10./NJG10. Crashed at 02:31 hrs onto mudflats 2km east of Hippolytushoef (Noord Holland) and 14 Km ESE of Den Helder. The bodies of the crew were recovered at low tide and buried on 2 July 1943. |