Crow, Robert King
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Robert King |
Surname | Crow |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Millar Crow and Sarah Jane Crow (née Lamont), of Antler, Saskatchewan, Canada. Husband of Beth Iris Crow (née Rutledge), whom he married on 25 October 1942 at Fort William. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG335 |
Markings | P4-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 281. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/124020 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Crow Lake, Manitoba; 5km east of Big Sand Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Robert was born at Antler, Saskatchewan on 13 March 1910. Both parents were born in Scotland, his father worked as a Stock Keeper for T. Eaton grocery, born at Stonehouse and his mother born at Annan. He had a brother John Lamont and a married sister Gladys. He attended Banactyne school in Winnipeg, Manitoba between 1916 and 1923 and then 1923-1928 at Sturgeon Creek. He then spent two years attending night school, at Success Business College 1929-1930. His sport interests were swimming, skiing, golf, baseball and skating and his hobby was making home movies and photography. Robert spent one year farming with J. Lamont (possibly his brother John) 1925-1926, then ten years as a Stock Keeper with T. Eaton, Winnipeg, and finally, also T. Eaton, as Assistant Manager between 1936-1941 when he enlisted. He had also trained with the RCNVR for seven months between 1939- 1940. |
After enlisting and early training he was posted to the U.K. and embarked from Halifax on 27 May 1943 arriving at 3PRC on 5 June 1943. He was then at 105 OTU on 19 October 1943, 6 (0) AFU 25 April 1944, 18 OTU 6 June 1944, 11 Base August 1944, and 153 Squadron 29 October 1944. Robert sadly lost his life on 16 January 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-01-1945 |
End Date | 17-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Zeitz |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |