Crooks, Reginald Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald Herbert |
Surname | Crooks |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Arthur and Gertrude Amanda Crooks, of Busbridge, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA848 |
Markings | PG-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. B. 16-20. |
Epitaph | OUR SON. A TREASURED MEMORY. UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1333929 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1943 |
End Date | 01-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Juterbog. |