Croston, David Payne
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | David Payne |
Surname | Croston |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Roland John and Alice Maude Croston. Husband of Kathleen Stalby Croston, of Kensington Park, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL882 |
Markings | JO-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wevelgem Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave E. 465. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 407821 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1944 |
End Date | 11-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Lille- to attack railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and dived into an old waterlogged clay pit at the Dumoulin brickworks some 2 Km W of Langemark . |