Crossley, Richard
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Richard |
Surname | Crossley |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Elsie Crossley, of Barnsley, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | EE147 |
Markings | PG-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5. D. 10. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY HIS LOVING MOTHER, BROTHER AND SISTER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 996783 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Navigator |
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 | 17-08-1943 |
End Date | 18-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Peenemunde (Operation Hydra, part of Operation Crossbow - Destruction of the V2) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the vicinity of Anklam-Lassan Germany. |