Crossgrove, Ralph
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ralph |
Surname | Crossgrove |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 17-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Crossgrove and of Agnes Crossgrove (Nee Ramsay). Husband of Bessie Crossgrove of Auckland City, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB243 |
Markings | OF-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14553A. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411068 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Graveley airfield, Huntingdonshire |