Crosier, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Crosier |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert and Mabel Crosier, of Walthamstow, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND339 |
Markings | ZN-U Admiral Shyte Awk II |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
Grave Reference | Block "S". Plot 4. Row S. Grave 21A. |
Epitaph | FELLOWSHIP IS LIFE, AND LACK OF FELLOWSHIP IS DEATH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 151798 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft known as "Admiral Shyte Awk II", the original Admiral Shyte Awk (DV229) having been lost in similar circumstances three weeks earlier. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1944 |
End Date | 05-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | St. Leu |
Reason for Loss | Hit by Flak of the Rouen area . The aircraft crashed near the small village of Sevis, killing the pilot. Only F/O F Crosier died in the crash |