Crook, William
Personal Information
Rank | Cpl |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Crook |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Nally Crook and Alice Crook, of Wigan, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4171 |
Markings | KM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. E. 25. |
Epitaph | TILL MEMORY FADES AND LIFE DEPARTS, HE WILL LIVE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 532528 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 27/447/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-05-1940 |
End Date | 24-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Communications |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed near Aachen Germany. |